Giant pandas [[electronic resource] ] : biology and conservation / / edited by Donald Lindburg and Karen Baragona ; with a foreword by George B. Schaller |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkley, : University of California Press, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
Disciplina | 599.789 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
LindburgDonald G. <1932->
BaragonaKaren <1967-> |
Soggetto topico |
Giant panda
Giant panda - Conservation |
Soggetto non controllato |
animal behavior
animal population animals in captivity asia bamboo biology breeding chengdu zoo china conservation ecology environment environmentalism extinction foping nature reserve giant pandas habitat mabian nature reserve mountains natural science paleontology population decline qinling mountains red pandas reintroduction reproduction science supertree ursidae wild animals wildlife yele nature reserve zoo animals zoo atlanta zoology |
ISBN |
9786612357190
0-520-93016-9 1-282-35719-0 1-59734-633-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDG -- Introduction -- 1. Phylogenetic Position of the Giant Panda -- BRIEF REPORT 1.1 -- 2. What Is a Giant Panda? -- 3. A Paleontologist's Perspective on the Origin and Relationships of the Giant Panda -- 4. Variation in Ursid Life Histories -- BRIEF REPORT 4.1 -- 5. Future Survival of Giant Pandas in the Qinling Mountains of China -- WORKSHOP REPORT 5.1 -- 6. Nutritional Strategy of Giant Pandas in the Qinling Mountains of China -- BRIEF REPORT 6.1 -- 7. Chemical Communication in Giant Pandas -- BRIEF REPORT 7.1 -- 8. Reproduction in Giant Pandas -- 9. COMPARATIVE ECOLOGY OF GIANT PANDAS IN THE FIVE MOUNTAIN RANGES OF THEIR DISTRIBUTION IN CHINA -- PANEL REPORT 9.1. Assessing the Habitat and Distribution of the Giant Panda: Methods and Issues -- BRIEF REPORT 9.1 -- 10. Giant Panda Migration and Habitat Utilization in Foping Nature Reserve, China -- BRIEF REPORT 10.1 -- 11. MAPPING HABITAT SUITABILITY FOR GIANT PANDAS IN FOPING NATURE RESERVE, CHINA -- PANEL REPORT 11.1 -- 12. SYMPATRY OF GIANT AND RED PANDAS ON YELE NATURAL RESERVE, CHINA -- 13. BALANCING PANDA AND HUMAN NEEDS FOR BAMBOO SHOOTS IN MABIAN NATURE RESERVE, CHINA: PREDICTIONS FROM A LOGISTIC-LIKE MODEL -- PANEL REPORT 13.1 -- 14. A NEW PARADIGM FOR PANDA RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION: INTEGRATING ECOLOGY WITH HUMAN DEMOGRAPHICS, BEHAVIOR, AND SOCIOECONOMICS -- PANEL REPORT 14.1 -- 15. BIOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING FUTURE EFFORTS IN GIANT PANDA CONSERVATION -- PANEL REPORT 15.1 -- THE LEGACY OF EXTINCTION RISK: LESSONS FROM GIANT PANDAS AND OTHER THREATENED CARNIVORES -- PANEL REPORT 16.1 -- 17. BIOMEDICAL SURVEY OF CAPTIVE GIANT PANDAS: -- BRIEF REPORT 17.1 -- WORKSHOP REPORT 17.1 -- Conclusion -- APPENDIX A. Keynote Address -- APPENDIX B. KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY MARSHALL JON ES -- APPENDIX C. MEMORANDUM OF CONSENSUS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783388403321 |
Berkley, : University of California Press, c2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Giant pandas [[electronic resource] ] : biology and conservation / / edited by Donald Lindburg and Karen Baragona ; with a foreword by George B. Schaller |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkley, : University of California Press, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
Disciplina | 599.789 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
LindburgDonald G. <1932->
BaragonaKaren <1967-> |
Soggetto topico |
Giant panda
Giant panda - Conservation |
Soggetto non controllato |
animal behavior
animal population animals in captivity asia bamboo biology breeding chengdu zoo china conservation ecology environment environmentalism extinction foping nature reserve giant pandas habitat mabian nature reserve mountains natural science paleontology population decline qinling mountains red pandas reintroduction reproduction science supertree ursidae wild animals wildlife yele nature reserve zoo animals zoo atlanta zoology |
ISBN |
9786612357190
0-520-93016-9 1-282-35719-0 1-59734-633-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDG -- Introduction -- 1. Phylogenetic Position of the Giant Panda -- BRIEF REPORT 1.1 -- 2. What Is a Giant Panda? -- 3. A Paleontologist's Perspective on the Origin and Relationships of the Giant Panda -- 4. Variation in Ursid Life Histories -- BRIEF REPORT 4.1 -- 5. Future Survival of Giant Pandas in the Qinling Mountains of China -- WORKSHOP REPORT 5.1 -- 6. Nutritional Strategy of Giant Pandas in the Qinling Mountains of China -- BRIEF REPORT 6.1 -- 7. Chemical Communication in Giant Pandas -- BRIEF REPORT 7.1 -- 8. Reproduction in Giant Pandas -- 9. COMPARATIVE ECOLOGY OF GIANT PANDAS IN THE FIVE MOUNTAIN RANGES OF THEIR DISTRIBUTION IN CHINA -- PANEL REPORT 9.1. Assessing the Habitat and Distribution of the Giant Panda: Methods and Issues -- BRIEF REPORT 9.1 -- 10. Giant Panda Migration and Habitat Utilization in Foping Nature Reserve, China -- BRIEF REPORT 10.1 -- 11. MAPPING HABITAT SUITABILITY FOR GIANT PANDAS IN FOPING NATURE RESERVE, CHINA -- PANEL REPORT 11.1 -- 12. SYMPATRY OF GIANT AND RED PANDAS ON YELE NATURAL RESERVE, CHINA -- 13. BALANCING PANDA AND HUMAN NEEDS FOR BAMBOO SHOOTS IN MABIAN NATURE RESERVE, CHINA: PREDICTIONS FROM A LOGISTIC-LIKE MODEL -- PANEL REPORT 13.1 -- 14. A NEW PARADIGM FOR PANDA RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION: INTEGRATING ECOLOGY WITH HUMAN DEMOGRAPHICS, BEHAVIOR, AND SOCIOECONOMICS -- PANEL REPORT 14.1 -- 15. BIOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING FUTURE EFFORTS IN GIANT PANDA CONSERVATION -- PANEL REPORT 15.1 -- THE LEGACY OF EXTINCTION RISK: LESSONS FROM GIANT PANDAS AND OTHER THREATENED CARNIVORES -- PANEL REPORT 16.1 -- 17. BIOMEDICAL SURVEY OF CAPTIVE GIANT PANDAS: -- BRIEF REPORT 17.1 -- WORKSHOP REPORT 17.1 -- Conclusion -- APPENDIX A. Keynote Address -- APPENDIX B. KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY MARSHALL JON ES -- APPENDIX C. MEMORANDUM OF CONSENSUS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810539003321 |
Berkley, : University of California Press, c2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Kea, bird of paradox [[electronic resource] ] : the evolution and behavior of a New Zealand parrot / / Judy Diamond and Alan B. Bond |
Autore | Diamond Judy |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
Disciplina | 598.7/1 |
Altri autori (Persone) | BondAlan B. <1946-> |
Soggetto topico |
Kea - Evolution
Kea - Behavior |
Soggetto non controllato |
adaptability
adaptive behavior alpine habitat animal behavior animals behavioral flexibility biology bird ecology ecosystem ethology habitat kaka kea life sciences mountain birds mountains natural history nature new zealand nonfiction open program animals ornithology parrot rainforest science southern alps unforgiving environment wild animals wilderness zoology |
ISBN |
1-282-35618-6
9786612356186 0-520-92080-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Moa's Legacy -- 2. From Relict to Renegade -- 3. Hanging Out with the Gang -- 4. Growing and Learning -- 5. The Prince and the Pauper -- 6. From Bounties to Black Markets -- Appendix A: List of Common and Scientific Names -- Appendix B: Supplementary Tables -- Notes -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778079503321 |
Diamond Judy | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Kea, bird of paradox [[electronic resource] ] : the evolution and behavior of a New Zealand parrot / / Judy Diamond and Alan B. Bond |
Autore | Diamond Judy |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
Disciplina | 598.7/1 |
Altri autori (Persone) | BondAlan B. <1946-> |
Soggetto topico |
Kea - Evolution
Kea - Behavior |
Soggetto non controllato |
adaptability
adaptive behavior alpine habitat animal behavior animals behavioral flexibility biology bird ecology ecosystem ethology habitat kaka kea life sciences mountain birds mountains natural history nature new zealand nonfiction open program animals ornithology parrot rainforest science southern alps unforgiving environment wild animals wilderness zoology |
ISBN |
1-282-35618-6
9786612356186 0-520-92080-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Moa's Legacy -- 2. From Relict to Renegade -- 3. Hanging Out with the Gang -- 4. Growing and Learning -- 5. The Prince and the Pauper -- 6. From Bounties to Black Markets -- Appendix A: List of Common and Scientific Names -- Appendix B: Supplementary Tables -- Notes -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809070803321 |
Diamond Judy | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Proceedings of the Zoological Society |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Calcutta : , : Zoological Society |
Disciplina | 590.6541 |
Soggetto topico |
Zoology
Zoology - India Dierkunde |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodical
Periodicals. |
Soggetto non controllato |
zoology
wilde dieren wild animals huisdieren domestic animals Zoology (General) Biology of Animal Taxonomic Groups (General) Biologie van diertaxonomische groepen (algemeen) |
ISSN | 0974-6919 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996205092803316 |
Calcutta : , : Zoological Society | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Proceedings of the Zoological Society |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Calcutta : , : Zoological Society |
Disciplina | 590.6541 |
Soggetto topico |
Zoology
Zoology - India Dierkunde |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodical
Periodicals. |
Soggetto non controllato |
zoology
wilde dieren wild animals huisdieren domestic animals Zoology (General) Biology of Animal Taxonomic Groups (General) Biologie van diertaxonomische groepen (algemeen) |
ISSN | 0974-6919 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910307954703321 |
Calcutta : , : Zoological Society | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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