Concrete materials and pratice / L. J. Murdock

• Record Nr.: UNINA990000031780403321
• Autore: Murdock, L. J.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : E. Arnold, 1948
• Descrizione fisica: VII, 328 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
• Disciplina: 691.3
• Locazione: FINBC
• Collocazione: 13 D 42 08
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Italiano
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

Signalers and receivers [[electronic resource] ] : mechanisms and evolution of arthropod communication / / Michael D. Greenfield

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910785068903321
• Autore: Greenfield Michael D
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002
• ISBN: 0-19-770200-7; 1-280-83420-X; 9786610834204; 0-19-535070-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (427 p.)
• Disciplina: 573.9215; 595/.159
• Soggetti: Arthropoda - Behavior; Animal communication
• 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 (p. 315-386) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Symbols; 1. Communication in a Lilliputian World; 2. Signal Theory and the Language of Communication; 3. Chemical Signaling and the Olfactory Channel; 4. Sound and Vibration and the Mechanical Channel; 5. Bioluminescence and Reflected Light and the Visual Channel; 6. Sexual Selection and the Evolution of Signals; 7. Signal Evolution: Modification and Diversification; Notes; References; Glossary; Taxonomic Index; Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: List of Symbols. 1. Communication in a Lilliputian World. 2. Signal Theory and the Language of Communication. 3. Chemical Signaling and the Olfactory Channel. 4. Sound and Vibration and the Mechanical Channel. 5. Bioluminescence and Reflected Light and the Visual Channel. 6. Sexual Selection and the Evolution of Signals. 7. Signal Evolution: Modification and Diversification. Notes. References. Glossary. Taxonomic Index. Subject Index