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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
| 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
| 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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Greater sage-grouse [[electronic resource] ] : ecology and conservation of a landscape species and its habitats / / Steven T. Knick and John W. Connelly, editors
| Greater sage-grouse [[electronic resource] ] : ecology and conservation of a landscape species and its habitats / / Steven T. Knick and John W. Connelly, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (665 p.) |
| Disciplina | 639.9/78636 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
KnickSteven T
ConnellyJohn W <1952-> (John William) |
| Collana | Studies in avian biology |
| Soggetto topico |
Sage grouse - Ecology
Sage grouse - Habitat - Conservation Sagebrush - Ecology |
| Soggetto non controllato |
agriculture
alternative energy american west animal populations biology breeding climate change conservation disease ecology ecosystem endangered animals environment environmentalism game bird global warming grazing greater sage grouse habitat invasive plants land development land use life sciences natural sciences nature nonfiction ornithology rangeland fire sagebrush science western states wildlife zoology |
| ISBN |
1-283-27780-8
9786613277800 0-520-94868-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- PREFACE -- FOREWORD -- Greater Sage-Grouse and Sagebrush: An Introduction to the Landscape -- CHAPTER ONE. Historical Development, Principal Federal Legislation, and Current Management of Sagebrush Habitats: IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSERVATION -- CHAPTER TWO. The Legal Status of Greater Sage-Grouse: ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF PLANNING EFFORTS -- CHAPTER THREE. Characteristics and Dynamics of Greater Sage-Grouse Populations -- CHAPTER FOUR. Characteristics of Greater Sage-Grouse Habitats: A LANDSCAPE SPECIES AT MICRO- AND MACROSCALES -- CHAPTER FIVE. Molecular Insights into the Biology of Greater Sage-Grouse -- CHAPTER SIX. Predation on Greater Sage-Grouse: FACTS, PROCESS, AND EFFECTS -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Harvest Management for Greater Sage-Grouse: A CHANGING PARADIGM FOR GAME BIRD MANAGEMENT -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Parasites and Infectious Diseases of Greater Sage-Grouse -- CHAPTER NINE. West Nile Virus Ecology in Sagebrush Habitat and Impacts on Greater Sage-Grouse Populations -- CHAPTER TEN. Characteristics of Sagebrush Habitats and Limitations to Long-Term Conservation -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. Pre-Euro-American and Recent Fire in Sagebrush Ecosystems -- CHAPTER TWELVE. Ecological Influence and Pathways of Land Use in Sagebrush -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Influences of the Human Footprint on Sagebrush Landscape Patterns: IMPLICATIONS FOR SAGE-GROUSE CONSERVATION -- CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Influences of Free-Roaming Equids on Sagebrush Ecosystems, with a Focus on Greater Sage-Grouse -- CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Greater Sage-Grouse Population Dynamics and Probability of Persistence -- CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Connecting Pattern and Process in Greater Sage-Grouse Populations and Sagebrush Landscapes -- CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Influences of Environmental and Anthropogenic Features on Greater Sage-Grouse Populations, 1997-2007 -- CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Factors Associated with Extirpation of Sage-Grouse -- CHAPTER NINETEEN. Greater Sage-Grouse as an Umbrella Species for Shrubland Passerine Birds: A MULTISCALE ASSESSMENT -- CHAPTER TWENTY. Energy Development and Greater Sage-Grouse -- CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE. Energy Development and Conservation Tradeoffs: SYSTEMATIC PLANNING FOR GREATER SAGE-GROUSE IN THEIR EASTERN RANGE -- CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO. Response of Greater Sage-Grouse to the Conservation Reserve Program in Washington State -- CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE. Restoring and Rehabilitating Sagebrush Habitats -- CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR. Conservation of Greater Sage-Grouse: A SYNTHESIS OF CURRENT TRENDS AND FUTURE MANAGEMENT -- LITERATURE CITED -- INDEX -- Series Titles |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791975903321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Greater sage-grouse [[electronic resource] ] : ecology and conservation of a landscape species and its habitats / / Steven T. Knick and John W. Connelly, editors
| Greater sage-grouse [[electronic resource] ] : ecology and conservation of a landscape species and its habitats / / Steven T. Knick and John W. Connelly, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (665 p.) |
| Disciplina | 639.9/78636 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
KnickSteven T
ConnellyJohn W <1952-> (John William) |
| Collana | Studies in avian biology |
| Soggetto topico |
Sage grouse - Ecology
Sage grouse - Habitat - Conservation Sagebrush - Ecology |
| Soggetto non controllato |
agriculture
alternative energy american west animal populations biology breeding climate change conservation disease ecology ecosystem endangered animals environment environmentalism game bird global warming grazing greater sage grouse habitat invasive plants land development land use life sciences natural sciences nature nonfiction ornithology rangeland fire sagebrush science western states wildlife zoology |
| ISBN |
1-283-27780-8
9786613277800 0-520-94868-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- PREFACE -- FOREWORD -- Greater Sage-Grouse and Sagebrush: An Introduction to the Landscape -- CHAPTER ONE. Historical Development, Principal Federal Legislation, and Current Management of Sagebrush Habitats: IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSERVATION -- CHAPTER TWO. The Legal Status of Greater Sage-Grouse: ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF PLANNING EFFORTS -- CHAPTER THREE. Characteristics and Dynamics of Greater Sage-Grouse Populations -- CHAPTER FOUR. Characteristics of Greater Sage-Grouse Habitats: A LANDSCAPE SPECIES AT MICRO- AND MACROSCALES -- CHAPTER FIVE. Molecular Insights into the Biology of Greater Sage-Grouse -- CHAPTER SIX. Predation on Greater Sage-Grouse: FACTS, PROCESS, AND EFFECTS -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Harvest Management for Greater Sage-Grouse: A CHANGING PARADIGM FOR GAME BIRD MANAGEMENT -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Parasites and Infectious Diseases of Greater Sage-Grouse -- CHAPTER NINE. West Nile Virus Ecology in Sagebrush Habitat and Impacts on Greater Sage-Grouse Populations -- CHAPTER TEN. Characteristics of Sagebrush Habitats and Limitations to Long-Term Conservation -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. Pre-Euro-American and Recent Fire in Sagebrush Ecosystems -- CHAPTER TWELVE. Ecological Influence and Pathways of Land Use in Sagebrush -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Influences of the Human Footprint on Sagebrush Landscape Patterns: IMPLICATIONS FOR SAGE-GROUSE CONSERVATION -- CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Influences of Free-Roaming Equids on Sagebrush Ecosystems, with a Focus on Greater Sage-Grouse -- CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Greater Sage-Grouse Population Dynamics and Probability of Persistence -- CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Connecting Pattern and Process in Greater Sage-Grouse Populations and Sagebrush Landscapes -- CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Influences of Environmental and Anthropogenic Features on Greater Sage-Grouse Populations, 1997-2007 -- CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Factors Associated with Extirpation of Sage-Grouse -- CHAPTER NINETEEN. Greater Sage-Grouse as an Umbrella Species for Shrubland Passerine Birds: A MULTISCALE ASSESSMENT -- CHAPTER TWENTY. Energy Development and Greater Sage-Grouse -- CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE. Energy Development and Conservation Tradeoffs: SYSTEMATIC PLANNING FOR GREATER SAGE-GROUSE IN THEIR EASTERN RANGE -- CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO. Response of Greater Sage-Grouse to the Conservation Reserve Program in Washington State -- CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE. Restoring and Rehabilitating Sagebrush Habitats -- CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR. Conservation of Greater Sage-Grouse: A SYNTHESIS OF CURRENT TRENDS AND FUTURE MANAGEMENT -- LITERATURE CITED -- INDEX -- Series Titles |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810502803321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Historical biogeography of neotropical freshwater fishes [[electronic resource] /] / edited by James S. Albert, Roberto E. Reis
| Historical biogeography of neotropical freshwater fishes [[electronic resource] /] / edited by James S. Albert, Roberto E. Reis |
| Autore | Albert James S |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (406 p.) |
| Disciplina | 597.176098 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AlbertJames S
ReisRoberto E |
| Soggetto topico |
Freshwater fishes - Latin America - Geographical distribution
Freshwater fishes - Latin America - Geographical distribution - History Historical geology - Latin America Paleoecology - Latin America Freshwater fishes - Latin America - Phylogeny Zoogeography - Latin America Biodiversity - Latin America |
| Soggetto non controllato |
amazon basin
animal populations biodiversity biology central america conservation diversification earth sciences ecological specialization ecology environment environmentalism extinct animals fauna fish geography historical biogeography ichthyology life sciences marine animals marine biology nature neotropical freshwater ocean health ocean rainforests science south america speciation tropical wildlife zoology |
| ISBN |
1-283-27768-9
9786613277688 0-520-94850-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- One. Introduction To Neotropical Freshwaters -- Two. Major Biogeographic and Phylogenetic Patterns -- Three. Geological Development of Amazon and Orinoco Basins -- Four. The Paraná-Paraguay Basin: Geology and Paleoenvironments -- Five. Species Richness and Cladal Diversity -- Six. Paleogene Radiations -- Seven. Neogene Assembly of Modern Faunas -- Eight. The Biogeography of Marine Incursions in South America -- Nine. Continental-Scale Tectonic Controls of Biogeography and Ecology -- Ten. An Ecological Perspective on Diversity and Distributions -- Eleven. The Amazon-Paraguay Divide -- Twelve. The Eastern Brazilian Shield -- Thirteen. The Guiana Shield -- Fourteen. The Vaupes Arch and Casiquiare Canal Barriers and Passages -- Fifteen. Northern South America Magdalena and Maracaibo Basins -- Sixteen. The Andes Riding the Tectonic Uplift -- Seventeen. Nuclear Central America -- Eighteen. Not So Fast A New Take on the Great American Biotic Interchange -- Glossary -- Literature Cited -- Name Index -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791976303321 |
Albert James S
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Historical biogeography of neotropical freshwater fishes [[electronic resource] /] / edited by James S. Albert, Roberto E. Reis
| Historical biogeography of neotropical freshwater fishes [[electronic resource] /] / edited by James S. Albert, Roberto E. Reis |
| Autore | Albert James S |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (406 p.) |
| Disciplina | 597.176098 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AlbertJames S
ReisRoberto E |
| Soggetto topico |
Freshwater fishes - Latin America - Geographical distribution
Freshwater fishes - Latin America - Geographical distribution - History Historical geology - Latin America Paleoecology - Latin America Freshwater fishes - Latin America - Phylogeny Zoogeography - Latin America Biodiversity - Latin America |
| Soggetto non controllato |
amazon basin
animal populations biodiversity biology central america conservation diversification earth sciences ecological specialization ecology environment environmentalism extinct animals fauna fish geography historical biogeography ichthyology life sciences marine animals marine biology nature neotropical freshwater ocean health ocean rainforests science south america speciation tropical wildlife zoology |
| ISBN |
1-283-27768-9
9786613277688 0-520-94850-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- One. Introduction To Neotropical Freshwaters -- Two. Major Biogeographic and Phylogenetic Patterns -- Three. Geological Development of Amazon and Orinoco Basins -- Four. The Paraná-Paraguay Basin: Geology and Paleoenvironments -- Five. Species Richness and Cladal Diversity -- Six. Paleogene Radiations -- Seven. Neogene Assembly of Modern Faunas -- Eight. The Biogeography of Marine Incursions in South America -- Nine. Continental-Scale Tectonic Controls of Biogeography and Ecology -- Ten. An Ecological Perspective on Diversity and Distributions -- Eleven. The Amazon-Paraguay Divide -- Twelve. The Eastern Brazilian Shield -- Thirteen. The Guiana Shield -- Fourteen. The Vaupes Arch and Casiquiare Canal Barriers and Passages -- Fifteen. Northern South America Magdalena and Maracaibo Basins -- Sixteen. The Andes Riding the Tectonic Uplift -- Seventeen. Nuclear Central America -- Eighteen. Not So Fast A New Take on the Great American Biotic Interchange -- Glossary -- Literature Cited -- Name Index -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826898403321 |
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Albert James S
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How the cows turned mad [[electronic resource] ] : unlocking the mysteries of mad cow disease / / Maxime Schwartz ; translated by Edward Schneider ; with a new foreword by Marion Nestle
| How the cows turned mad [[electronic resource] ] : unlocking the mysteries of mad cow disease / / Maxime Schwartz ; translated by Edward Schneider ; with a new foreword by Marion Nestle |
| Autore | Schwartz Maxime <1940-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (260 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.8/3 |
| Soggetto topico |
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Prion diseases in animals - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
agriculture
beef biology brain infection cannibalism carnism carnivore cattle cows disease food and culture food studies food genetics health heredity infectious disease kuru life sciences mad cow mammals meat eating meat medical nonfiction medical science medicine molecular biology neuroscience nonfiction papua new guinea pasteur prion disease prion hypothesis science scrapie sheep transmissible spongiform encephalopathy tse zoology |
| ISBN |
1-282-35762-X
9786612357626 0-520-93151-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD TO THE PAPERBACK EDITION -- PROLOGUE -- 1: THE SHEEP ARE STRANGELY DIZZY -- 2: MOLECULES AND MICROBES -- 3: MAO DOGS AND EARTHWORMS -- 4: SCRAPIE UNDER THE MICROSCOPE -- 5: CREUTZFELOT, JAKOB, AND OTHERS -- 6: SCRAPIE IS INOCULABLE -- 7: AND GOATS, AND MICE -- 8: SCRAPIE IS CONTAGIOUS -- 9: KURU AND THE FORE PEOPLE OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA -- 10: THE WALL COMES DOWN -- 11: FROM PEARL NECKLACE TO DOUBLE HELIX -- 12: THE PHANTOM VIRUS -- 13: A TRAGEDY I N THE MAKING -- 14: ONE CASE PER MILLION -- 15: PRIONS -- 16: APRIL 1985 -- 17: THE "KISS OF DEATH" -- 18: THE RETURN OF THE SPONTANEISTS -- 19: TO GROW-AND TO DIE -- 20: LESSONS LEARNED -- 21: HAVE THE COWS GONE MAD? -- 22: FROM COWS TO HUMANS -- 23: FROM COWS TO SHEEP? FROM HUMANS TO HUMANS? -- 24: THE SECRET IN THE CLOSET -- 25: UNMASKING "THE DISEASE" -- 26: HAVE WE CONllUERED "THE DISEASE"? -- 27: 2001 -- EPILOGUE -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- CHRONOLOGY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777956003321 |
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Schwartz Maxime <1940->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How the cows turned mad [[electronic resource] ] : unlocking the mysteries of mad cow disease / / Maxime Schwartz ; translated by Edward Schneider ; with a new foreword by Marion Nestle
| How the cows turned mad [[electronic resource] ] : unlocking the mysteries of mad cow disease / / Maxime Schwartz ; translated by Edward Schneider ; with a new foreword by Marion Nestle |
| Autore | Schwartz Maxime <1940-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (260 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.8/3 |
| Soggetto topico |
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Prion diseases in animals - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
agriculture
beef biology brain infection cannibalism carnism carnivore cattle cows disease food and culture food studies food genetics health heredity infectious disease kuru life sciences mad cow mammals meat eating meat medical nonfiction medical science medicine molecular biology neuroscience nonfiction papua new guinea pasteur prion disease prion hypothesis science scrapie sheep transmissible spongiform encephalopathy tse zoology |
| ISBN |
1-282-35762-X
9786612357626 0-520-93151-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD TO THE PAPERBACK EDITION -- PROLOGUE -- 1: THE SHEEP ARE STRANGELY DIZZY -- 2: MOLECULES AND MICROBES -- 3: MAO DOGS AND EARTHWORMS -- 4: SCRAPIE UNDER THE MICROSCOPE -- 5: CREUTZFELOT, JAKOB, AND OTHERS -- 6: SCRAPIE IS INOCULABLE -- 7: AND GOATS, AND MICE -- 8: SCRAPIE IS CONTAGIOUS -- 9: KURU AND THE FORE PEOPLE OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA -- 10: THE WALL COMES DOWN -- 11: FROM PEARL NECKLACE TO DOUBLE HELIX -- 12: THE PHANTOM VIRUS -- 13: A TRAGEDY I N THE MAKING -- 14: ONE CASE PER MILLION -- 15: PRIONS -- 16: APRIL 1985 -- 17: THE "KISS OF DEATH" -- 18: THE RETURN OF THE SPONTANEISTS -- 19: TO GROW-AND TO DIE -- 20: LESSONS LEARNED -- 21: HAVE THE COWS GONE MAD? -- 22: FROM COWS TO HUMANS -- 23: FROM COWS TO SHEEP? FROM HUMANS TO HUMANS? -- 24: THE SECRET IN THE CLOSET -- 25: UNMASKING "THE DISEASE" -- 26: HAVE WE CONllUERED "THE DISEASE"? -- 27: 2001 -- EPILOGUE -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- CHRONOLOGY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809278403321 |
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Schwartz Maxime <1940->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How vertebrates left the water [[electronic resource] /] / Michel Laurin
| How vertebrates left the water [[electronic resource] /] / Michel Laurin |
| Autore | Laurin Michel |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
| Disciplina | 596.13/8 |
| Soggetto topico |
Vertebrates - Evolution
Evolution |
| Soggetto non controllato |
acanthostega
acquired limbs actinopterygians adaptation character evolution dinosaurs evolution evolutionary history evolutionary processes evolutionary science extant species extant vertebrates extinct animals finned vertebrates fossils geology life on earth life sciences limbs molecular dating nonfiction paleontological dating paleontology phylogeny popular science science tetrapods vertebrate animals vertebrates zoology |
| ISBN |
1-282-79024-2
9786612790249 0-520-94798-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. How Can We Reconstruct Evolutionary History? -- 2. How Can We Reconstruct Evolutionary History? -- 3. Paleontological Context -- 4. Vertebrate Limb Evolution -- 5. Diversity of Paleozoic Stegocephalians -- 6. Adaptations to Life on Land -- 7. Synthesis and Conclusion -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785228203321 |
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Laurin Michel
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How vertebrates left the water [[electronic resource] /] / Michel Laurin
| How vertebrates left the water [[electronic resource] /] / Michel Laurin |
| Autore | Laurin Michel |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
| Disciplina | 596.13/8 |
| Soggetto topico |
Vertebrates - Evolution
Evolution |
| Soggetto non controllato |
acanthostega
acquired limbs actinopterygians adaptation character evolution dinosaurs evolution evolutionary history evolutionary processes evolutionary science extant species extant vertebrates extinct animals finned vertebrates fossils geology life on earth life sciences limbs molecular dating nonfiction paleontological dating paleontology phylogeny popular science science tetrapods vertebrate animals vertebrates zoology |
| ISBN |
1-282-79024-2
9786612790249 0-520-94798-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. How Can We Reconstruct Evolutionary History? -- 2. How Can We Reconstruct Evolutionary History? -- 3. Paleontological Context -- 4. Vertebrate Limb Evolution -- 5. Diversity of Paleozoic Stegocephalians -- 6. Adaptations to Life on Land -- 7. Synthesis and Conclusion -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814320403321 |
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Laurin Michel
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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