Sensory evolution on the threshold [[electronic resource] ] : adaptations in secondarily aquatic vertebrates / / edited by J.G.M. Thewissen and Sirpa Nummela

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455044303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008
• ISBN: 1-282-35932-0; 9786612359323; 0-520-93412-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (360 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): ThewissenJ. G. M; NummelaSirpa
• Disciplina: 591.4
• Soggetti: Aquatic animals - Sense organs; Aquatic animals - Adaptation; Sense organs - Evolution; 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 index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 • Introduction: On Becoming Aquatic -- 2 • The Physics and Biology of Olfaction and Taste -- 3 • The Chemical Stimulus and Its Detection -- 4 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Amphibians -- 5 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Nonavian Aquatic Reptiles -- 6 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Aquatic Birds -- 7 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Aquatic Mammals -- 8 • The Physics of Light in Air and Water -- 9 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Vision in Aquatic Tetrapods -- 10 • Structure and Function of the Retina in Aquatic Tetrapods -- 11 • The Physics of Sound in Air and Water -- 12 • Comparative Anatomy and Function of Hearing in Aquatic Amphibians, Reptiles, and Birds -- 13. Hearing in Aquatic Mammals -- 14 • The Physics and Physiology of Balance -- 15 • Comparative and Functional Anatomy of Balance in Aquatic Reptiles and Birds -- 16 • Comparative and Functional Anatomy of Balance in ; Aquatic Mammals -- 17 • The Physics and Physiology of Mechanoreception -- 18 • Mechanoreception in Secondarily Aquatic Vertebrates -- 19 • Magnetoreception -- 20 • Electroreception -- 21 • Toward an Integrative Approach -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: From crocodiles and penguins to seals and whales, this comprehensive and authoritative synthesis explores the function and evolution of sensory systems in animals whose ancestors lived on land. Together, the contributors explore the dramatic transformation of smell, taste, sight, hearing, balance, mechanoreception, magnetoreception, and electroreception that occurred as lineages of amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals returned to aquatic environments. Each chapter integrates data from fields including sensory physiology, anatomy, paleontology, and neurobiology. A one-stop source for information on the sense organs of secondarily aquatic tetrapods, Sensory Evolution on the Threshold sheds new light on both the evolution of aquatic vertebrates and the sensory biology of their astonishing transition.

Abschied vom Kalten Krieg? : die Sozialdemokraten und der Nachrüstungsstreit (1977-1987) / / von Jan Hansen

• Record Nr.: UNISA996347750203316
• Autore: Hansen Jan <1983->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: De Gruyter, 2016; Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, , 2016; ©2016
• ISBN: 3-11-044930-7; 3-11-044718-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (298 p.)
• Collana: Schriftenreihe der Vierteljahrshefte für Zeitgeschichte, , 0506-9408 ; ; Band 112
• Disciplina: 324.24307209
• Soggetti: Nuclear weapons - Government policy - Germany (West); Protest movements - Germany (West) - History; Peace movements - Germany (West) - History; Germany (West) Politics and government 1945-1990; Germany (West) Defenses; Germany (West) Military policy Citizen participation; Germany (West) Foreign relations
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Tedesco
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Inhalt -- Vorwort -- Einleitung: Wie wirkmächtig war der „Kalte Krieg“? -- I. Der Streit um die Atomraketen -- II. Der Kalte Krieg auf dem Prüfstand -- III. Neue Denksysteme? Das Ringen um gültige Wissensbestände -- IV. Performative Diplomatie: Sozialdemokraten auf der internationalen Bühne -- V. Partei in Bewegung – die Praxis des Protests -- VI. Unterwegs zu einem neuen Politikbegriff? -- Schluss: Wie der Kalte Krieg endete und die SPD an Integrationskraft verlor -- Der Nachrüstungsstreit in der SPD: Eine Zeittafel -- Abbildungen -- Abkürzungen -- Quellen und Literatur -- Personenregister
• Sommario/riassunto: Die Kontroverse um den NATO-Doppelbeschluss und die Nachrüstung erschütterte die westdeutsche Gesellschaft in den 1980er Jahren. Besonders schwer traf sie die Sozialdemokraten, die gespalten waren zwischen der Politik ihres Kanzlers Helmut Schmidt und der Friedensbewegung. Jan Hansen untersucht diesen Nachrüstungsstreit auf breiter Quellenbasis. Er zeigt, dass Teile der SPD den Kalten Krieg für anachronistisch hielten, lange bevor er tatsächlich an sein Ende kam. Auf den Prüfstand gelangte dabei nicht nur der ideologische Gegensatz zwischen den Supermächten, sondern auch der sozialdemokratische Politikbegriff. Der Konflikt veränderte die SPD und führte dazu, dass sich die Partei stärker als zuvor gesamtgesellschaftlichen Transformationen anpasste.; The controversy about NATO’s Double-Track Decision unsettled West German society in the 1980s. It especially affected the Social Democrats, who were split between the policies of their Chancellor and the peace movement. The author draws on extensive sources to examine the dispute over the deployment of additional US atomic weapons. He argues that elements of the SPD viewed the Cold War as anachronistic long before it had actually come to an end.