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Convergent evolution : animal form and function / / Vincent L. Bels and Anthony P. Russell, editors
| Convergent evolution : animal form and function / / Vincent L. Bels and Anthony P. Russell, editors |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, , [2023] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (594 pages) |
| Disciplina | 576.8 |
| Collana | Fascinating Life Sciences |
| Soggetto topico |
Convergence (Biology)
Evolution (Biology) |
| ISBN | 3-031-11441-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The Concept of Convergent Evolution and Its Relationship to the Understanding of Form and Function -- Odonatopteran Approaches to the Challenges of Flight: Convergence of Responses Subject to a Common Set of Morphological Constraints -- Digging Up Convergence in Fossorial Rodents: Insights into Burrowing Activity and Morpho-Functional Specializations of the Masticatory Apparatus -- Testing for Convergent Evolution in Baleen Whale Cochleae -- The Sacro-Iliac Joint of the Felidae and Canidae and Their Large Ungulate Prey: An Example of Divergence and Convergence -- Aquatic Feeding in Lissamphibia -- Convergence of Aquatic Feeding Modes in the Sauropsida (Crocodiles, Birds, Lizards, Snakes And, Turtles) -- Convergent Evolution of Secondarily Aquatic Feeding in Mammals -- Solutions to a Sticky Problem: Convergence of the Adhesive Systems of Geckos and Anoles (Reptilia: Squamata) -- Convergent Evolution of Animal Adhesive Pads -- Convergence of Arboreal Locomotor Specialization: Morphological and Behavioral Solutions for Movement on Narrow and Compliant Supports -- Convergent Evolution of Manual and Pedal Grasping Capabilities in Tetrapods -- Convergence in Gliding Animals: Morphology, Behavior, and Mechanics -- Convergence of Bipedal Locomotion: Why Walk or Run on Only Two Legs -- Aquatic Locomotion: Environmental Constraints That Drive Convergent Evolution -- Convergent Evolution of Attachment Mechanisms in Aquatic Animals -- Convergent Evolution: Theory and Practice for Bioinspiration -- Conclusion and Perspectives: What Convergent Evolution of Animal Forms and Functions Says About the Predictability of Evolution. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910678244203321 |
| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, , [2023] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Feeding in domestic vertebrates : from structure to behaviour / / edited by V. Bels
| Feeding in domestic vertebrates : from structure to behaviour / / edited by V. Bels |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wallingford, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI Pub., c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (370 p.) |
| Disciplina | 636.08/4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BelsV. L (Vincent L.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Animal nutrition
Animal feeding Feeds Veterinary physiology |
| ISBN |
1-280-73594-5
9786610735945 1-84593-106-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""Preface""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Feeding Structures in Birds""; ""3 Feeding Behaviour and Mechanisms in Domestic Birds""; ""4 Ontogeny of Feeding in Mammals""; ""5 Teeth, Jaws and Muscles in Mammalian Mastication""; ""6 Feeding and Welfare in Domestic Animals: A Darwinistic Framework""; ""7 Food Choice and Intake in Chickens""; ""8 Feed Restriction and Welfare in Domestic Birds""; ""9 Feeding Ostriches""; ""10 Feeding Behaviour in Pigs""; ""11 Feeding Behaviour in Rabbits""; ""12 Mastication and Feeding in Horses""
""13 Foraging in Domestic Herbivores: Linking the Internal and External Milieux""""14 Feeding and Mastication Behaviour in Ruminants""; ""15 Food in 3D: How Ruminant Livestock Interact with Sown Sward Architecture at the Bite Scale""; ""16 Physiology and Models of Feeding Behaviour and Intake Regulation in Ruminants""; ""17 Adjustment of Feeding Choices and Intake by a Ruminant Foraging in Varied and Variable Environments: New Insights from Continuous Bite Monitoring""; ""18 Feeding Free-range Poultry and Pigs""; ""19 Conclusion and Perspectives""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E"" ""F""""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910446335703321 |
| Wallingford, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI Pub., c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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