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UNINA9911109748403321 |
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Autore |
Avise John C |
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Titolo |
Hermaphroditism : a primer on the biology, ecology, and evolution of dual sexuality / / John C. Avise |
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New York, : Columbia University Press, c2011 |
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New York : , : Columbia University Press, , [2011] |
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9786613008947 |
9781283008945 |
1283008947 |
9780231527156 |
0231527152 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (251 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Intersexuality |
Intersexuality in animals |
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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 and index. |
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Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- 1. Two Sexes in One -- 2. Dual-sex Plants -- 3. Dual-sex Invertebrates -- 4. Dual-sex Vertebrates -- GLOSSARY -- REFERENCES CITED -- INDEX |
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While it is true that members of most sexually reproducing species can be defined as either male or female, those who belong to the rest of the biological world are not so simply understood. Hermaphroditic creatures reproduce both as male and as female individuals, providing a fascinating glimpse into alternative sexual practices in nature and their ecological and evolutionary successes and failures. Eloquently written by an award-winning biologist and pioneer in molecular ecology, this primer on hermaphroditism traces the phenomenon throughout Earth's myriad species, accounting for the adaptive significance of alternative sexual systems. Accessible and richly illustrated, the text maps the evolutionary origins of hermaphroditism, as well as its historical instances and fictional representations, underscoring the relevance of dual sexuality to our biological, intellectual, and cultural making. John C. Avise describes the genetics, |
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ecology, phylogeny, and natural history of hermaphroditic plants, fish, and invertebrate animals and details organisms that either reproduce simultaneously as male and female or switch routinely between one sex and the other. Filled with surprising creatures and compelling revelations, this textbook stands alone in its clear yet comprehensive treatment of hermaphroditism and its unique challenge to the supremacy of separate sexes. |
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UNINA9911144612903321 |
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Titolo |
Global markets, domestic institutions : corporate law and governance in a new era of cross-border deals / / edited by Curtis J. Milhaupt |
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New York, : Columbia University Press, c2003 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (579 p.) |
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MilhauptCurtis J. <1962-> |
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Corporate governance - Law and legislation |
Corporation law |
Corporate governance |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; Contributors; Preface; Introduction: The Dynamic Tension in Corporate Governance; PART I Fiduciary Duties and Corporate Governance; 1. Controlling Corporate Self-Dealing: Convergence or Path-Dependency?; 2. On the Export of U.S.-Style Corporate Fiduciary Duties to Other Cultures: Can a Transplant Take?; 3. Fiduciary Duty in Transitional Civil Law Jurisdictions; 4. What Corporate Law Cannot Do; PART II Convergence and Reform, Europe and Asia; 5. Regulation and Globalization (Americanization) of Executive Pay |
6. Corporate Governance, Employees, and the Focus on Core Competencies in France and Germany 7. Convergence on Shareholder Capitalism: An Internationalist Perspective; 8. Off the Books, but on the Record: Evidence from Italy on the Relevance of Judges to the Quality of Corporate Law; 9. Institutional Change and M&A in Japan: Diversity |
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Through Deals; 10 Financial Malaise and the Myth of the Misgoverned Bank; 11. Revamping Fiduciary Duties in Korea: Does Law Matter to Corporate Governance?; 12. Global Markets and Parochial Institutions: The Transformation of Taiwan's Corporate Law System |
PART III Globalization and the Capital Markets 13. The Impact of Cross-Listings and Stock Market Competition on International Corporate Governance; 14. Coming to America? Venture Capital, Corporate Identity, and U.S. Securities Law; 15. Engineering a Venture Capital Market: Replicating the U.S. Template; Index |
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Markets for capital, products, and managerial talent are expanding rapidly across national borders, yet domestic laws and practices have never had greater impact on corporate structures and cross-border deals. Investors pursuing high returns and diversification, entrepreneurs seeking capital, and managers endeavoring to restructure troubled enterprises now routinely face transaction counter-parties who operate within different legal and political systems, and who rank social priorities quite differently.This dynamic tension between global markets and domestic institutions |
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UNINA9911142642303321 |
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Autore |
Arp Robert |
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Scenario visualization : an evolutionary account of creative problem solving / / Robert Arp |
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Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2008 |
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0-262-26151-0 |
1-282-09942-6 |
9786612099427 |
0-262-26737-3 |
1-4356-3304-0 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (220 p.) |
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Visualization |
Problem solving - Methodology |
Creative thinking |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-206) and index. |
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Routine problem solving versus nonroutine creative problem solving -- Organisms and hierarchical organization -- Emergence and function -- The visual system -- The evolution of the visual system and scenario visualization -- Scenario visualization, creative problem solving, and evolutionary psychology. |
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An account of how humans evolved a conscious, vision-related ability unique to their species in order to solve nonroutine problems. |
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