1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910699546003321

Autore

Wenger David Paul

Titolo

An analysis of temperature-induced errors for an ultrasound distance measuring system [[electronic resource] /] / David Paul Wenger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Troy, N.Y. : , : Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Center for Intelligent Robotic Systems in Space Exploration

[Washington, D.C.] : , : [National Aeronautics and Space Administration], , [1991]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vi, 35 pages) : digital, PDF file

Collana

NASA CR ; ; 191859

Soggetti

Collision avoidance

Distance measuring equipment

Errors

Rangefinding

Robot arms

Robot control

Temperature effects

Ultrasonics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed Aug. 1, 2010).

"December 1991."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (page 35).



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783389803321

Titolo

Experimental approaches to conservation biology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Malcolm S. Gordon and Soraya M. Bartol

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, Calif. ; ; London, : University of California Press, 2004

ISBN

1-282-35730-1

9786612357305

0-520-93063-0

1-4175-4515-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (360 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GordonMalcolm S

BartolSoraya M. <1970->

Disciplina

639.9

Soggetti

Conservation biology

Biology, Experimental

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Formerly CIP.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- 1. Experimental Biology in Conservation Science -- 2. Overview -- 3. Contributions of Ex Situ Propagation and Molecular Genetics to Conservation of Hawaiian Tree Snails -- 4. Multiple Causes for Declining Amphibian Populations -- 5. Energetics of Leatherback Sea Turtles -- 6. Experimental Strategies for the Recovery of Depleted Populations of West Indian Rock Iguanas -- 7. Endocrinology and the Conservation of New Zealand Birds -- 8. Conservation of Australian Arid-Zone Marsupials -- 9. The Population Decline of Steller Sea Lions -- 10. Overview -- 11. Tipping the Balance in the Restoration of Native Plants -- 12. Using Natural Experiments in the Study of Alien Tree Invasions -- 13. Biological Control in Support of Conservation -- 14. Overview -- 15. The Army and the Desert Tortoise -- 16. Integrating Experimental Research with the Needs of Natural-Resource and Land Managers -- 17. Making Wildlife Research More Meaningful by Prioritizing Science, Linking Disciplines, and Building Capacity -- 18. African National Parks under Challenge -- Systematic Index -- Subject Index



Sommario/riassunto

We are living in the early stages of a looming worldwide extinction crisis. Abundant evidence shows that the current rate of species extinctions is nearing its highest level since the asteroid collision 65 million years ago, and that humans are largely responsible. This book addresses the urgent need to understand and find solutions to this crisis. Written by an international team of contributors who are among the best-known and most active experimental biologists working in the field of conservation biology today, it provides a unique approach by focusing on individual species rather than whole plant and animal communities. Emphasizing throughout how conservation biology can benefit from an experimental approach, the book looks at a wide range of terrestrial and aquatic species-from giant pandas and tree snails to sea turtles and Steller sea lions-and demonstrates what can be done both to preserve rare species and to combat invasive organisms. Finally, contributors show how we can bridge the gap between policy makers and research scientists in order to develop lasting solutions to these problems.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910147023503321

Titolo

Aerospace science and technology

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Paris], : [Gauthier-Villars]

Paris, Elsevier

ISSN

1626-3219

Disciplina

Aeronautics

Soggetti

Aeronautics

Astronautics

Aéronautique - Périodiques

Astronautique - Périodiques

Astronautique

Periodicals.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Refereed/Peer-reviewed