British and Irish butterflies : an island perspective / / Roger L. H. Dennis & Peter B. Hardy |
Autore | Dennis Roger L. H. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; ; Boston, MA : , : CABI, , [2018] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (433 pages) |
Disciplina | 595.7890941 |
Soggetto topico |
Butterflies - British Isles
Butterflies - Great Britain Butterflies - Ireland |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-78639-507-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480993503321 |
Dennis Roger L. H. | ||
Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; ; Boston, MA : , : CABI, , [2018] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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British and Irish butterflies : an island perspective / / Roger L. H. Dennis & Peter B. Hardy |
Autore | Dennis Roger L. H. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; ; Boston, MA : , : CABI, , [2018] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (433 pages) |
Disciplina | 595.7890941 |
Soggetto topico |
Butterflies - British Isles
Butterflies - Great Britain Butterflies - Ireland |
ISBN | 1-78639-507-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910543340803321 |
Dennis Roger L. H. | ||
Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; ; Boston, MA : , : CABI, , [2018] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Butterfly biology systems : connections and interactions in life history and behaviour / / Roger L. H. Dennis |
Autore | Dennis Roger L. H. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxfordshire, England ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : CABI, , [2020] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (649 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 595.789 |
Soggetto topico |
Butterflies
Interactions |
ISBN |
1-78924-359-9
1-78924-358-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Reality, abstractions and systems -- Types of systems -- Structure and relationship in systems -- Systems' states -- Measurement of relationships in systems -- Catering for taxa and phylogenies -- Systematic reviews of research findings : meta-analysis and evidence-based programmes -- Taxonomic constraints in biological systems -- The time frame in butterfly biology systems -- The space frame for butterfly biology systems -- Habitat : the context for individuals and populations -- The butterfly body frame : basic contrasts in butterfly biology -- Trade-offs and regulation in butterfly biology -- Model taxa -- Butterfly databases -- Basic connections and broad divisions in butterfly biology -- Size, brood number and development : fewer large eggs or more small eggs? -- Conundrum of larval growth : fast and small, slow and large, or neither? -- Alternatives to continuous development : to stay and adjust or leave? -- Single or gregarious living? Host drivers and taxon dependence -- Conundrums in mating : when, how often and how long? -- Income versus capital breeders : Invest now and pay later, or pay as you go? -- Mechanisms for survival : an arsenal for all occasions -- Mimicry : honest and dishonest signals of unpalatability -- Mechanisms extending survival into exploitation -- Adult lifespan : the implications of living for longer -- The context and dimensions for observing individual behaviour -- Basking modes, heat and water balance : adjustments to abiotic conditions -- Adult Feeding : refuelling strategies -- Mate location : finding suitable mates -- Courtship : doing the business -- Roost and rest sites : taking a break -- Egg laying : unloading the next generation -- Larval feeding : body building under duress -- Choosing pupation sites : selecting sites for the final transformation -- Adult anti-predator behaviour : life and death in the habitat. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910760497903321 |
Dennis Roger L. H. | ||
Oxfordshire, England ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : CABI, , [2020] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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