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UNINA9910450358303321 |
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Autore |
Beard K. Christopher |
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Titolo |
The hunt for the dawn monkey [[electronic resource] ] : unearthing the origins of monkeys, apes, and humans / / Chris Beard ; illustrations by Mark Klingler |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2004 |
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1-282-35872-3 |
9786612358722 |
1-4175-8494-7 |
0-520-94025-3 |
1-59734-939-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (366 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Primates, Fossil |
Monkeys, Fossil |
Fossil hominids |
Human beings - Origin |
Paleoanthropology |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-329) and index. |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- 1. Missing Links and Dawn Monkeys -- 2. Toward Egypt's Sacred Bull -- 3. A Gem from the Willwood -- 4. The Forest in the Sahara -- 5. Received Wisdom -- 6. The Birth of a Ghost Lineage -- 7. Initial Hints from Deep Time -- 8. Ghost Busters -- 9. Resurrecting the Ghost -- 10. Into the African Melting Pot -- 11. Paleoanthropology and Pithecophobia -- Notes -- References Cited -- Index |
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Taking us back roughly 45 million years into the Eocene, "the dawn of recent life," Chris Beard, a world-renowned expert on the primate fossil record, offers a tantalizing new perspective on our deepest evolutionary roots. In a fast-paced narrative full of vivid stories from the field, he reconstructs our extended family tree, showing that the first |
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anthropoids-the diverse and successful group that includes monkeys, apes, and humans-evolved millions of years earlier than was previously suspected and emerged in Asia rather than Africa. In The Hunt for the Dawn Monkey, Beard chronicles the saga of two centuries of scientific exploration in search of anthropoid origins, from the early work of Georges Cuvier, the father of paleontology, to the latest discoveries in Asia, Africa, and North America's Rocky Mountains. Against this historical backdrop, he weaves the story of how his own expeditions have unearthed crucial fossils-including the controversial primate Eosimias-that support his compelling new vision of anthropoid evolution. The only book written for a wide audience that explores this remote phase of our own evolutionary history, The Hunt for the Dawn Monkey adds a fascinating new chapter to our understanding of humanity's relationship to the rest of life on earth. |
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UNINA9911019449803321 |
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Insect-plant interactions and induced plant defence |
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Chichester ; ; New York, : Wiley, 1999 |
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9786612348150 |
9781282348158 |
1282348159 |
9780470515679 |
0470515678 |
9780470515686 |
0470515686 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (292 p.) |
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Novartis Foundation symposium ; ; 223 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Plants - Disease and pest resistance - Developing countries |
Plant defenses - Developing countries |
Insect-plant relationships - Developing countries |
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"Symposium on Insect-Plant Interactions and Induced Plant Defence, |
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held at the Novartis Foundation, London, 13-15 October 1998"--P. v. |
"Editors: Derek J. Chadwick (organizer) and Jamie A. Goode"--P. v. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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INSECT-PLANT INTERACTIONS AND INDUCED PLANT DEFENCE; Contents; Participants; Chairman's introduction; Evolutionary aspects of plant- carnivore interactions; Attraction of parasitic wasps by caterpillar-damaged plants; General discussion I; Specificity of herbivore-induced plant defences; Aphids, predators and parasitoids; Functional interactions in the use of direct and indirect defences in native Nicotiunu plants; Plant production of volatile semiochemicals in response to insect-derived elicitors; Induced biosynthesis of insect semiochemicals in plants |
Diversity and variability of terpenoid defences in conifers: molecular genetics, biochemistry and evolution of the terpene synthase gene family in grand fir (Abiesgrandis)The hydroxamic acid pathway; General discussion 11; Cross-talk between the signal pathways for pathogen-induced systemic acquired resistance and grazing-induced insect resistance; The role of phytoalexins in plant motection 1; Future use of plant signals in agricultural and industrial crops; Genetics and evolution of insect resistance in Arabidopsis; Exploiting insect responses in identifying plant signals; Final discussion |
Index of contributorsSubject index |
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Insect-Plant Interactions and Induced Plant Defence Chair: John A. Pickett 1999 This book examines the sophisticated mechanisms that plants use to defend themselves against attack by insects and pathogens, focusing on the networks of plant signalling pathways that underlie these defences. In response to herbivory, plants release a complex blend of as many as 100 volatile chemicals, known as semiochemicals ('sign chemicals'). These act as an airborne SOS signal, revealing the presence of the herbivore to the predators and parasitoids that are its natural enemies. Plants also have endogenous def |
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UNINA9910969841403321 |
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The practicality of pulsed fast neutron transmission spectroscopy for aviation security / / Panel on Assessment of the Practicality of Pulsed Fast Neutron Transmission Spectroscopy for Aviation Security |
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Washington, D.C., : National Materials Advisory Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council, 1999 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-08148-9 |
9786612081484 |
0-309-51898-9 |
0-585-19721-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (55 p.) |
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Airports - Security measures |
Aeronautics - Security measures |
Neutron capture gamma ray spectroscopy |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 40-41). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Matterr; Preface; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Contents; Tables, Figures, and Boxes; Executive Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 Principle of Bulk Explosives Detection; 3 Laboratory Tests of Pulsed Fast Neutron Transmission Spectroscopy; 4 Baseline Characteristics of Explosives-Detection Systems Based on X-ray-Computed Tomography; 5 Tensor Technology Report on the Multidimensional Neutron Radiometer Airline Security System; 6 Comparison of Pulsed Fast Neutron Transmission Spectroscopy and FAA-Certified Explosives-Detection Systems; 7 Conclusions and Recommendations; References |
Biographical Sketches of Panel Members |
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A major goal of the Federal Aviation Administration, and now the Transportation Security Administration, is the development of technologies for detecting explosives and illegal drugs in freight cargo and passenger luggage. One such technology is pulsed fa |
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