1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910790857803321

Autore

Arnqvist Göran <1961->

Titolo

Sexual conflict / / Göran Arnqvist and Locke Rowe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2005]

©2005

ISBN

0-691-12217-2

1-4008-5060-6

Edizione

[Course Book]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (345 p.)

Collana

Monographs in Behavior and Ecology ; ; 31

Monographs in behavior and ecology

Classificazione

WT 3200

Altri autori (Persone)

RoweLocke <1959->

Disciplina

591.56/2

Soggetti

Sexual behavior in animals

Agonistic behavior in animals

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 (pages [229]-303) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Sexual Conflict in Nature -- 2. Sexual Selection and Sexual Conflict: History, Theory, and Empirical Avenues -- 3. Sexual Conflict Prior to Mating -- 4. Sexual Conflict after Mating -- 5. Parental Care and Sexual Conflict -- 6. Other Implications of Sexual Conflict -- 7. Concepts and Levels of Sexual Conflict -- 8. Concluding Remarks -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

The past decade has seen a profound change in the scientific understanding of reproduction. The traditional view of reproduction as a joint venture undertaken by two individuals, aimed at replicating their common genome, is being challenged by a growing body of evidence showing that the evolutionary interests of interacting males and females diverge. This book demonstrates that, despite a shared genome, conflicts between interacting males and females are ubiquitous, and that selection in the two sexes is continuously pulling this genome in opposite directions. These conflicts drive the evolution of a great variety of those traits that distinguish the sexes and also contribute to the diversification of lineages. Göran Arnqvist and Locke Rowe present an array of evidence for sexual conflict throughout nature, and they set these conflicts into the well-established theoretical framework of sexual selection. The recognition of conflict between the



sexes is transforming our theories for the evolution of mating systems and the sexes themselves. Written by two top researchers in the field, Sexual Conflict is the first book to describe this transformation. It is a must read for all scholars and students interested in the evolutionary biology of reproduction.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910963194703321

Autore

Heim Knut Martin

Titolo

Poetic Imagination in Proverbs : Variant Repetitions and the Nature of Poetry

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Winona Lake : , : Eisenbrauns, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

9781575066967

1575066963

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (704 p.)

Collana

Bulletin for Biblical Research Supplement ; ; v. 4

Disciplina

223/.7066

Soggetti

HISTORY / Ancient / General

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 indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 16 Variant Sets 81-85Chapter 17 Variant Sets 86-92; Chapter 18 Variant Sets 93 to 96; Part 3; Chapter 19 Variant Repetitions and Editorial Strategies; Chapter 20 Conclusion; Index of Scripture; Index of Subjects.

Preface; Abbreviations; Part 1; Part 1; Chapter 1 Introduction:Review of Recent Literatureand Methodology; Chapter 2 Introduction to the Structure ofProverbs 1-9; Part 2; Chapter 3 Variant Sets 1-5; Chapter 4 Variant Sets 6-12; Chapter 5 Variant Sets 13-17; Chapter 6 Variant Sets 18-22; Chapter 7 Variant Sets 23-25; Chapter 8 Variant Sets 26-33; Chapter 9 Variant Sets 34-41; Chapter 10 Variant Sets 42-47; Chapter 11 Variant Sets 48-52; Chapter 12 Variant Sets 53-59; Chapter 13 Variant Sets 60-66; Chapter 14 Variant Sets 67-74; Chapter 15 Variant Sets 75-80.



Sommario/riassunto

No fewer than 223 verses in Proverbs appear two times (79 sets), three times (15 sets), or even four times (5 sets) in identical or slightly altered form—more than 24% of the book. Heim analyzes all of these, presenting them in delineated Hebrew lines and in English translation. Where appropriate, the translations are followed by textual notes that discuss uncertainties regarding the textual witnesses (textual criticism) and explore lexical, grammatical, and syntactical problems. Heim also analyzes the way the parallelism in each verse of a variant set has been constructed, presenting diagrams and tables with columns that highlight the corresponding similarities and differences among repeated verses. Key to this investigation is the search for links between the variants and their surrounding verses, such as repetitions of sound and sense. Heim shows that most variant repetitions result from skillful poetic creativity. Reconstruction of the editorial and creative poetic process highlights what poets did, how they did it, and why they did it. He develops criteria for determining the direction of borrowing between the verses and demonstrates that the phenomenon of variant repetition is an editorial concern that operates on the level of the book as a whole. He develops and refines a range of interpretive techniques and skills, arrives at fresh interpretations, and shows that ancient proverbial wisdom is relevant to modern societies. This study sheds new light on the nature of biblical poetry and on the methods and virtues best suited for its study. While specific to the book of Proverbs in the first instance, the findings in this study apply to poetry elsewhere. Three fundamental insights should inform future work on poetry: the creative combination of repetition with variation is the very essence of poetry; what has been written with imagination should be read with imagination; imaginative interpretation values the normal features of poetic expression and celebrates the truly unusual.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910163068303321

Autore

Bunn Christopher

Titolo

Gelo e Fogo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

TBD : , : Christopher Bunn, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-63339-622-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (20 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

ParpineliEduardo

Lingua di pubblicazione

Portoghese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Um conto sobre rubis, sombras e romance Quando os mineiros do rei descobrem um rubi estranho cheio de fogo nas profundezas da montanha, o rei fica muito feliz.Mas há um problema, é claro.A gema pertence às sombras que habitam a mina.