1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996199773103316

Autore

Baeza-Yates R (Ricardo)

Titolo

Fifth Mexican International Conference on Computer Science

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : IEEE Computer Society Press, 2004

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910970158503321

Titolo

Foraging : behavior and ecology / / edited by David W. Stephens, Joel S. Brown, and Ronald C. Ydenberg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007

ISBN

9786611966560

9780226772653

0226772659

9781281966568

1281966568

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (626 p.)

Classificazione

WT 2750

Altri autori (Persone)

StephensDavid W. <1955->

BrownJoel S <1959-> (Joel Steven)

YdenbergRonald C

Disciplina

591.5/3

Soggetti

Animals - Food

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. 507-586) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Foraging : ; an overview / Ronald C. Ydenberg, Joel S. Brown and David W. Stephens -- Models of information use / David W. Stephens -- Neuroethology and foraging / David F. Sherry and John B. Mitchell --



Cognition for foraging / Melissa M. Adams-Hunt and Lucia F. Jacobs -- Food acquisition, processing, and digestions / Christopher J. Whelan and Kenneth A. Schmidt -- Herbivory / Jonathan Newman -- Energy storage and expenditure / Anders Brodin and Colin W. Clark-- Provisioning / Ronald C. Ydenberg -- Foraging in the face of danger / Peter A. Bednekoff -- Foraging with others : ; games social foragers play / Thomas A. Waite and Kristin L. Field -- Foraging and population dynamics / Robert D. Holt and Tristan Kimbrell -- Community ecology / Burt P. Kotler and Joel S. Brown -- Foraging and the ecology of fear / Joel S. Brown and Burt P. Kotler -- On foraging theory, humans, and the conservation of diversity : ; a prospectus / Michael L. Rosenzweig

Sommario/riassunto

Foraging is fundamental to animal survival and reproduction, yet it is much more than a simple matter of finding food; it is a biological imperative. Animals must find and consume resources to succeed, and they make extraordinary efforts to do so. For instance, pythons rarely eat, but when they do, their meals are large-as much as 60 percent larger than their own bodies. The snake's digestive system is normally dormant, but during digestion metabolic rates can increase fortyfold. A python digesting quietly on the forest floor has the metabolic rate of thoroughbred in a dead heat



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910965795203321

Autore

Maurer Luiz

Titolo

Electricity auctions : : an overview of efficient practices / / Luiz T.A. Maurer, Luiz A. Barroso ; with support from: Jennifer M. Chang ... [and others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2011

ISBN

9780821388242

082138824X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xix, 155 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm

Collana

World Bank study

Altri autori (Persone)

BarrosoLuiz A

ChangJennifer M

Disciplina

333.793/23

Soggetti

Electric utilities

Commodity exchanges

Auctions

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.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Auctions--basic concepts -- Electricity auctions : experiences in different jurisdictions -- Auctions in Latin America -- Auctions in Asia, Oceania, Europe, North America, and multi-country -- Auctions and renewable energy sources -- Main lessons -- Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

Virtually every country in the world faces the challenge of designing the regulatory and financial mechanisms that ensure cost-effective procurement of generation to supply electricity demand. Historically, procurement of generation has been particularly difficult in the emerging economies of Asia, Latin America and Africa. High and usually volatile load growth rates, limited access to financing and immature electricity markets have presented obstacles that have introduced challenges to the procurement process. More recently, environmental concerns regarding land use, impact on biodiversity,