An atlas on the comparative anatomy of the retinae of vertebrates [[electronic resource] /] / by David T. Yew, Maria S.M. Wai, Winnie W.Y. Li |
Autore | Yew D. T. W (David T. W.) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Sharjah, U.A.E.], : Bentham Science Publishers, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (275 p.) |
Disciplina | 611.0076 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
WaiMaria S. M
LiWinnie W. Y |
Soggetto topico |
Retina
Vertebrates |
ISBN | 1-60805-194-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | CONTENTS; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgement; List of Abbreviations; 1. Comparative Retinae and Visual Cells; 2. Other Retinal Layers - From Development to Maturation (A Chicken Model); 3. Developing Retinae of Different Species; 4. Degeneration; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790473703321 |
Yew D. T. W (David T. W.)
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An atlas on the comparative anatomy of the retinae of vertebrates [[electronic resource] /] / by David T. Yew, Maria S.M. Wai, Winnie W.Y. Li |
Autore | Yew D. T. W (David T. W.) |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Sharjah, U.A.E.], : Bentham Science Publishers, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (275 p.) |
Disciplina | 611.0076 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
WaiMaria S. M
LiWinnie W. Y |
Soggetto topico |
Retina
Vertebrates |
ISBN | 1-60805-194-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | CONTENTS; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgement; List of Abbreviations; 1. Comparative Retinae and Visual Cells; 2. Other Retinal Layers - From Development to Maturation (A Chicken Model); 3. Developing Retinae of Different Species; 4. Degeneration; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822411803321 |
Yew D. T. W (David T. W.)
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[Sharjah, U.A.E.], : Bentham Science Publishers, 2012 | ||
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Avian Brood Parasitism [[electronic resource] ] : Behaviour, Ecology, Evolution and Coevolution / / edited by Manuel Soler |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XVI, 574 p. 67 illus., 35 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 591.5 |
Collana | Fascinating Life Sciences |
Soggetto topico |
Behavioral sciences
Evolutionary biology Animal ecology Vertebrates Behavioral Sciences Evolutionary Biology Animal Ecology |
ISBN | 3-319-73138-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Brood parasitism in birds: a coevolutionary point of view -- Factors affecting the rates of coevolution between obligate avian brood parasites and their hosts -- Evolution of avian brood parasitism and phylogenetic history of brood parasites -- A taxonomic review of obligate and facultative interspecific avian brood parasitism -- Conspecific brood parasitism among birds: The effects of phylogeny, mode of reproduction and geographic distribution -- Why do birds lay eggs in conspecifics’ nests?- Evolution and maintenance of egg rejection by hosts as adaptation against conspecific brood parasites - an individual-based model -- Interspecific avian brood parasitism as a model system for exploring ecological and evolutionary questions related to habitat selection -- The Brown-headed Cowbird: a model species for testing novel research questions in animal ecology, evolution and behavior -- Cuckoos as indicators of biodiversity -- Hippocampus and Spatial Memory in Brood Parasitic Cowbirds -- Brood parasitism and cooperative breeding: seeking an evolutionary link -- Host Resource Partitioning Among Sympatric Molothrine Generalist Brood Parasites -- High diversity of brood parasites in China and coevolution between cuckoos and their hosts -- Brood parasites as predators: farming and mafia strategies -- Cuckoo-host coevolutionary interactions across all breeding stages: unusual ecological setting of a cavity-nesting host -- Evidence of adaptations and counter-adaptations before the parasite lays its egg: the frontline of the arms race -- Parasitic behaviour of interspecific brood parasitic females -- Egg color polymorphism in brood parasites and their hosts: Adaptation and evolution -- Adaptations of brood parasitic eggs -- Implications of Nest Sanitation in the Evolution of Egg Rejection -- Egg characteristics affecting egg rejection -- Anti-brood parasite defences: the role of individual and social learning -- Cognitive Decision Rules for Egg Rejection -- Phenotypic plasticity in egg rejection: evidence and evolutionary consequences -- The evolution of nest sharing and nest mate killing strategies in brood parasites -- Begging behaviour, food delivery and food acquisition in nests with brood parasitic nestlings -- Begging call mimicry by brood parasite nestlings: Adaptation, manipulation and development -- Host defences against brood parasite nestlings: theoretical expectations and empirical evidence -- Parasite adaptations during the nestling and fledgling stages. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910279575803321 |
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 | ||
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Avian Urban Ecology [[electronic resource] ] : Behavioural and Physiological Adaptations |
Autore | Gil Diego |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : OUP Oxford, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (235 p.) |
Disciplina | 598 |
Altri autori (Persone) | BrummHenrik |
Soggetto topico |
Birds - Ecology
Birds - Ecophysiology Urban animals - Ecology Urban ecology (Biology) - Environmental aspects Urbanization - Behavior Birds - Adaptation Birds Zoology Health & Biological Sciences Vertebrates |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-19-163760-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; PART 1 The Urban Environment; 1 The challenges of urban living; 2 The impact of artificial light on avian ecology; 3 Wild bird feeding (probably) affects avian urban ecology; PART 2 Behaviour and Physiology; 4 Attention, habituation, and antipredator behaviour: implications for urban birds; 5 Behavioural and ecological predictors of urbanization; 6 Acoustic communication in the urban environment: patterns, mechanisms, and potential consequences of avian song adjustments; 7 The impact of anthropogenic noise on avian communication and fitness
8 Reproductive phenology of urban birds: environmental cues and mechanisms9 The impacts of urbanization on avian disease transmission and emergence; PART 3 Evolutionary Processes; 10 Mechanisms of phenotypic responses following colonization of urban areas: from plastic to genetic adaptation; 11 Landscape genetics of urban bird populations; 12 Reconciling innovation and adaptation during recurrent colonization of urban environments: molecular, genetic, and developmental bases; PART 4 Case Studies 13 Acoustic, morphological, and genetic adaptations to urban habitats in the silvereye (Zosterops lateralis)14 Human-induced changes in the dynamics of species coexistence: an example with two sister species; 15 The application of signal transmission modelling in conservation biology: on the possible impact of a projected motorway on avian communication; 16 The importance of wooded urban green areas for breeding birds: a case study from Northern Finland; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463444203321 |
Gil Diego
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Oxford, : OUP Oxford, 2013 | ||
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Avian Urban Ecology [[electronic resource] ] : Behavioural and Physiological Adaptations |
Autore | Gil Diego |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : OUP Oxford, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (235 p.) |
Disciplina | 598 |
Altri autori (Persone) | BrummHenrik |
Soggetto topico |
Birds - Ecology
Birds - Ecophysiology Urban animals - Ecology Urban ecology (Biology) - Environmental aspects Urbanization - Behavior Birds - Adaptation Birds Zoology Health & Biological Sciences Vertebrates |
ISBN |
0-19-163761-0
0-19-163760-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; PART 1 The Urban Environment; 1 The challenges of urban living; 2 The impact of artificial light on avian ecology; 3 Wild bird feeding (probably) affects avian urban ecology; PART 2 Behaviour and Physiology; 4 Attention, habituation, and antipredator behaviour: implications for urban birds; 5 Behavioural and ecological predictors of urbanization; 6 Acoustic communication in the urban environment: patterns, mechanisms, and potential consequences of avian song adjustments; 7 The impact of anthropogenic noise on avian communication and fitness
8 Reproductive phenology of urban birds: environmental cues and mechanisms9 The impacts of urbanization on avian disease transmission and emergence; PART 3 Evolutionary Processes; 10 Mechanisms of phenotypic responses following colonization of urban areas: from plastic to genetic adaptation; 11 Landscape genetics of urban bird populations; 12 Reconciling innovation and adaptation during recurrent colonization of urban environments: molecular, genetic, and developmental bases; PART 4 Case Studies 13 Acoustic, morphological, and genetic adaptations to urban habitats in the silvereye (Zosterops lateralis)14 Human-induced changes in the dynamics of species coexistence: an example with two sister species; 15 The application of signal transmission modelling in conservation biology: on the possible impact of a projected motorway on avian communication; 16 The importance of wooded urban green areas for breeding birds: a case study from Northern Finland; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787776203321 |
Gil Diego
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Oxford, : OUP Oxford, 2013 | ||
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Avian Urban Ecology [[electronic resource] ] : Behavioural and Physiological Adaptations |
Autore | Gil Diego |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : OUP Oxford, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (235 p.) |
Disciplina | 598 |
Altri autori (Persone) | BrummHenrik |
Soggetto topico |
Birds - Ecology
Birds - Ecophysiology Urban animals - Ecology Urban ecology (Biology) - Environmental aspects Urbanization - Behavior Birds - Adaptation Birds Zoology Health & Biological Sciences Vertebrates |
ISBN |
0-19-163761-0
0-19-163760-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; PART 1 The Urban Environment; 1 The challenges of urban living; 2 The impact of artificial light on avian ecology; 3 Wild bird feeding (probably) affects avian urban ecology; PART 2 Behaviour and Physiology; 4 Attention, habituation, and antipredator behaviour: implications for urban birds; 5 Behavioural and ecological predictors of urbanization; 6 Acoustic communication in the urban environment: patterns, mechanisms, and potential consequences of avian song adjustments; 7 The impact of anthropogenic noise on avian communication and fitness
8 Reproductive phenology of urban birds: environmental cues and mechanisms9 The impacts of urbanization on avian disease transmission and emergence; PART 3 Evolutionary Processes; 10 Mechanisms of phenotypic responses following colonization of urban areas: from plastic to genetic adaptation; 11 Landscape genetics of urban bird populations; 12 Reconciling innovation and adaptation during recurrent colonization of urban environments: molecular, genetic, and developmental bases; PART 4 Case Studies 13 Acoustic, morphological, and genetic adaptations to urban habitats in the silvereye (Zosterops lateralis)14 Human-induced changes in the dynamics of species coexistence: an example with two sister species; 15 The application of signal transmission modelling in conservation biology: on the possible impact of a projected motorway on avian communication; 16 The importance of wooded urban green areas for breeding birds: a case study from Northern Finland; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819285403321 |
Gil Diego
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Oxford, : OUP Oxford, 2013 | ||
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Basic gravitational reflexes in the larval frog [[electronic resource] ] : final technical report, NASA Space Biology Program--grant number: NAG 2-780, duration of grant: 1/1/92-8/31/96 / / principal investigator, Stephen L. Cochran |
Autore | Cochran Stephen L |
Edizione | [[Redacted ed.]] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, DC] : , : [National Aeronautics and Space Administration], , [1996] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Collana | [NASA contractor report] |
Soggetto topico |
Electrophysiology
Vertebrates Nervous system Neurophysiology Eye (anatomy) Physiological responses Gravitational effects Eye - Anatomy |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Basic gravitational reflexes in the larval frog |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910697279603321 |
Cochran Stephen L
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[Washington, DC] : , : [National Aeronautics and Space Administration], , [1996] | ||
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Bats in the Anthropocene: Conservation of Bats in a Changing World [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Christian C. Voigt, Tigga Kingston |
Autore | Voigt Christian C |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, : Springer Nature, 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (ix, 606 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 639.9794 |
Soggetto topico |
Conservation biology
Ecology Vertebrates Animal ecology Climate change Conservation Biology/Ecology Animal Ecology Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts |
Soggetto non controllato |
Conservation Biology/Ecology
Vertebrates Animal Ecology Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts |
ISBN | 3-319-25220-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Bats in the Anthropocene -- Urbanisation and its effects on bats – a global meta-analysis -- Bats and roads -- Responses of tropical bats to habitat fragmentation, logging, and deforestation -- Insectivorous bats and silviculture: balancing timber production and bat conservation -- Bats in the anthropogenic matrix: Challenges and opportunities for the conservation of Chiroptera and their ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes -- Dark matters: the effects of artificial lighting on bats -- Bats and water: anthropogenic alterations threaten global bat populations -- White-nose syndrome in bats -- Zoonotic viruses and conservation of bats -- Impacts of Wind Energy Development on Bats: a Global Perspective -- Exploitation of Bats for Bushmeat and Medicine -- The conflict between pteropodid bats and fruit growers: species, legislation and mitigation -- Bats and buildings: The conservation of synanthropic bats -- Conservation ecology of cave bats -- The roles of taxonomy and systematics in bat conservation -- Networking networks for global bat conservation -- Cute, Creepy, or Crispy – how values, attitudes and norms shape human behavior toward bats. . |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910134780403321 |
Voigt Christian C
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Biogeography of lanternfishes (Myctophidae) south of 30⁰S |
Autore | McGinnis Richard Frank |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : American Geophysical Union, 1982 |
Disciplina |
597/.55
574.92/4 s |
Collana | Biology of the Antarctic seas Biogeography of lanternfishes (Myctophidae) south of 30{esc}p0{esc}sS |
Soggetto topico |
Lanternfishes - Geographical distribution - Antarctica
Zoology Earth & Environmental Sciences Health & Biological Sciences Marine Science Vertebrates |
ISBN | 1-118-66505-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910130762703321 |
McGinnis Richard Frank
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[Place of publication not identified], : American Geophysical Union, 1982 | ||
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Biogeography of lanternfishes (Myctophidae) south of 30⁰S |
Autore | McGinnis Richard Frank |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : American Geophysical Union, 1982 |
Disciplina |
597/.55
574.92/4 s |
Collana | Biology of the Antarctic seas Biogeography of lanternfishes (Myctophidae) south of 30{esc}p0{esc}sS |
Soggetto topico |
Lanternfishes - Geographical distribution - Antarctica
Zoology Earth & Environmental Sciences Health & Biological Sciences Marine Science Vertebrates |
ISBN | 1-118-66505-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996199861303316 |
McGinnis Richard Frank
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[Place of publication not identified], : American Geophysical Union, 1982 | ||
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