1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910456414503321

Autore

Bergerud Arthur T

Titolo

Adaptive Strategies and Population Ecology of Northern Grouse, Volume 2 [[electronic resource] ] : Theory and Synthesis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 1988

ISBN

0-8166-8236-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (407 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GratsonMichael W

Disciplina

598/.616

Soggetti

Adaptation (Biology)

Bird populations

Grouse

Zoology

Health & Biological Sciences

Vertebrates

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Part II: Theory and Synthesis""; ""Chapter 12. A Genetic Explanation for Ten-year Cycles of Grouse""; ""12.1 Introduction""; ""12.2 Defining the assumptions""; ""12.3 The model""; ""12.4 Parameters of the simulation""; ""12.5 Realism of the assumptions""; ""12.6 Results""; ""12.7 Conclusions""; ""12.8 Summary""; ""Chapter 13. Mating Systems in Grouse""; ""13.1 Introduction""; ""13.2 The monogamy model""; ""13.3 Female choice in the model""; ""13.4 Food shortage and monogamy""; ""13.5 The female view of the pair bond""; ""13.6 The male view of the pair bond""

""13.7 Dispersed polygyny""""13.8 Clumped polygyny""; ""13.9 Summary""; ""Chapter 14. Survival and Breeding Strategies of Grouse""; ""14.1 Introduction""; ""14.2 Male advertising strategies""; ""14.3 Advertising tactics of yearling males""; ""14.4 Female nesting strategies""; ""14.5 The strategy of selecting a male for breeding""; ""14.6 The strategy of improving chick survival""; ""14.7 Brood disbandment and migration""; ""14.8 Strategies for winter survival""; ""14.9 Polymorphic spacing strategy""; ""14.10 Summary""; ""Chapter



15. Population Ecology of North American Grouse""

""15.1 Introduction""""15.2 Percentage of hens nesting""; ""15.3 Clutch size in grouse""; ""15.4 Nesting success""; ""15.5 Mortality of chicks""; ""15.6 Mortality of juveniles and adults""; ""15.7 Theories of population change""; ""15.8 The 10-year cycle in grouse""; ""15.9 Limitation of breeding numbers""; ""15.10 Summary""; ""Chapter 16. Increasing the Numbers of Grouse""; ""16.1 Introduction""; ""16.2 Mechanisms of density""; ""16.3 Control of hunting""; ""16.4 Control of food""; ""16.5 Control of cover""; ""16.6 Predator control""; ""16.7 Control of space""; ""16.8 Successful management""

""16.9 Summary""""References""; ""Index""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""L""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""W""

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910697179903321

Autore

Hurd William J

Titolo

High dynamic GPS receiver validation demonstration [[electronic resource] /] / William J. Hurd, Joseph I. Statman, Victor A. Vilnrotter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Pasadena, Calif. : , : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, , [1985]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 pages) : digital, PDF file

Collana

NASA CR ; ; 176530

Altri autori (Persone)

StatmanJoseph I

VilnrotterVictor A

Soggetti

Air navigation

Aircraft communication

Detection

Electrical engineering

Electronic countermeasures

Electronic equipment

Positioning

Tracking (position)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed May 27, 2010).

"October 31, 1985."

"JPL publication 85-74."



Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910780896403321

Autore

Gitterman M

Titolo

Chemistry versus physics [[electronic resource] ] : chemical reactions near critical points / / Moshe Gitterman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2010

ISBN

1-282-76184-6

9786612761843

981-4291-21-8

Descrizione fisica

xi, 136 p. : ill

Disciplina

530.474

Soggetti

Critical phenomena (Physics)

Critical point

Chemistry, Physical and theoretical

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-134) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Criticality and Chemistry; The Effect of Criticality on Chemical Reaction; Effect of Chemistry on Critical Phenomena; Phase Separation in Reactive Systems; Comments on the Geometry of the Phase Diagram of a Reaction Mixture; Sound Propagation and Light Scattering in Chemically Reactive Systems.

Sommario/riassunto

Chemical reactions at high pressures are widely used in modern technology (supercritical extraction is an example). This book sums up the results of 222 published articles, both theoretical and experimental. It is suitable for students and researchers working in this field.