Avian survivors : the history and biogeography of Palearctic birds / / Clive Finlayson |
Autore | Finlayson Clive <1955-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : T. & A.D. Poyser, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
Disciplina | 598.17 |
Collana | Poyser monographs |
Soggetto topico |
Birds - Ecology - Palearctic
Birds - Geographical distribution Climatic changes - Environmental aspects - Palearctic |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4725-9751-6
1-283-29421-4 9786613294210 1-4081-3732-1 1-4081-3731-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introducing the Tertiary; 2. The changing ecology of the Palearctic in the Pleistocene; 3. Origins of Palearctic birds; 4. Corvoidea - shrikes, crows and orioles; 5. Sylvioidea - hirundines, warblers and larks; 6. Paroidea - tits; 7. Muscicapoidea - chats, thrushes, flycatchers and allies; 8. Passeroidea - sparrows, finches, pipits and buntings; 9. Falcons; 10. Terrestrial non-passerines; 11. Owls; 12. Raptors; 13. Gulls, terns, auks and waders; 14. Divers, tubenoses, and waterbirds; 15. Cranes, rails, bustards and cuckoos
16. Nightjars and swifts17. Pigeons, sandgrouse, tropicbirds, flamingos and grebes; 18. Geese, swans, ducks and gamebirds; 19. Climate and the history of the birds of the Palearctic; 20. Surviving climate change - characteristics of survivors; 21. The Palearctic avifauna of yesterday, today and tomorrow; Appendix 1. Species covered in this book: bioclimatic and ecological features; Appendix 2. European Pleistocene fossil birds; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461421003321 |
Finlayson Clive <1955-> | ||
London : , : T. & A.D. Poyser, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Avian survivors : the history and biogeography of Palearctic birds / / Clive Finlayson |
Autore | Finlayson Clive <1955-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : T. & A.D. Poyser, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
Disciplina | 598.17 |
Collana | Poyser monographs |
Soggetto topico |
Birds - Ecology - Palearctic
Birds - Geographical distribution Climatic changes - Environmental aspects - Palearctic |
ISBN |
1-4725-9751-6
1-283-29421-4 9786613294210 1-4081-3732-1 1-4081-3731-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introducing the Tertiary; 2. The changing ecology of the Palearctic in the Pleistocene; 3. Origins of Palearctic birds; 4. Corvoidea - shrikes, crows and orioles; 5. Sylvioidea - hirundines, warblers and larks; 6. Paroidea - tits; 7. Muscicapoidea - chats, thrushes, flycatchers and allies; 8. Passeroidea - sparrows, finches, pipits and buntings; 9. Falcons; 10. Terrestrial non-passerines; 11. Owls; 12. Raptors; 13. Gulls, terns, auks and waders; 14. Divers, tubenoses, and waterbirds; 15. Cranes, rails, bustards and cuckoos
16. Nightjars and swifts17. Pigeons, sandgrouse, tropicbirds, flamingos and grebes; 18. Geese, swans, ducks and gamebirds; 19. Climate and the history of the birds of the Palearctic; 20. Surviving climate change - characteristics of survivors; 21. The Palearctic avifauna of yesterday, today and tomorrow; Appendix 1. Species covered in this book: bioclimatic and ecological features; Appendix 2. European Pleistocene fossil birds; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789718603321 |
Finlayson Clive <1955-> | ||
London : , : T. & A.D. Poyser, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Avian survivors : the history and biogeography of Palearctic birds / / Clive Finlayson |
Autore | Finlayson Clive <1955-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : T. & A.D. Poyser, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
Disciplina | 598.17 |
Collana | Poyser monographs |
Soggetto topico |
Birds - Ecology - Palearctic
Birds - Geographical distribution Climatic changes - Environmental aspects - Palearctic |
ISBN |
1-4725-9751-6
1-283-29421-4 9786613294210 1-4081-3732-1 1-4081-3731-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introducing the Tertiary; 2. The changing ecology of the Palearctic in the Pleistocene; 3. Origins of Palearctic birds; 4. Corvoidea - shrikes, crows and orioles; 5. Sylvioidea - hirundines, warblers and larks; 6. Paroidea - tits; 7. Muscicapoidea - chats, thrushes, flycatchers and allies; 8. Passeroidea - sparrows, finches, pipits and buntings; 9. Falcons; 10. Terrestrial non-passerines; 11. Owls; 12. Raptors; 13. Gulls, terns, auks and waders; 14. Divers, tubenoses, and waterbirds; 15. Cranes, rails, bustards and cuckoos
16. Nightjars and swifts17. Pigeons, sandgrouse, tropicbirds, flamingos and grebes; 18. Geese, swans, ducks and gamebirds; 19. Climate and the history of the birds of the Palearctic; 20. Surviving climate change - characteristics of survivors; 21. The Palearctic avifauna of yesterday, today and tomorrow; Appendix 1. Species covered in this book: bioclimatic and ecological features; Appendix 2. European Pleistocene fossil birds; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814258903321 |
Finlayson Clive <1955-> | ||
London : , : T. & A.D. Poyser, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Birds of the Strait of Gibraltar / / by Clive Finlayson ; illustrated by Ian Willis |
Autore | Finlayson Clive <1955-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : T. & A.D. Poyser, , 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (561 p.) |
Disciplina | 598 |
Collana | Poyser monographs |
Soggetto topico |
Birds - Migration
Birds Water birds |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4725-9697-8
1-282-98638-4 9786612986383 1-4081-3696-1 1-4081-3694-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Photographs; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Migration of soaring birds; 3. Migration of other land birds; 4. Migration and wintering of waterbirds; 5. Migration of seabirds; 6. Terrestrial bird communities; 7. Wetlands; 8. The birds of the Strait-seasonality, distribution and biological importance; Appendix 1: Systematic list of the birds of the Strait of Gibraltar; Appendix 2: Dominant plant species in some habitats of the Strait of Gibraltar; Appendix 3: Mean densities of breeding birds in sites described in Chapter 6
Appendix 4: Methods used in some of the studies described in the textAppendix 5: Abbreviations used in Chapters 6 and 7; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458972403321 |
Finlayson Clive <1955-> | ||
London : , : T. & A.D. Poyser, , 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Birds of the Strait of Gibraltar / / by Clive Finlayson ; illustrated by Ian Willis |
Autore | Finlayson Clive <1955-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : T. & A.D. Poyser, , 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (561 p.) |
Disciplina | 598 |
Collana | Poyser monographs |
Soggetto topico |
Birds - Migration
Birds Water birds |
ISBN |
1-4725-9697-8
1-282-98638-4 9786612986383 1-4081-3696-1 1-4081-3694-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Photographs; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Migration of soaring birds; 3. Migration of other land birds; 4. Migration and wintering of waterbirds; 5. Migration of seabirds; 6. Terrestrial bird communities; 7. Wetlands; 8. The birds of the Strait-seasonality, distribution and biological importance; Appendix 1: Systematic list of the birds of the Strait of Gibraltar; Appendix 2: Dominant plant species in some habitats of the Strait of Gibraltar; Appendix 3: Mean densities of breeding birds in sites described in Chapter 6
Appendix 4: Methods used in some of the studies described in the textAppendix 5: Abbreviations used in Chapters 6 and 7; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791887703321 |
Finlayson Clive <1955-> | ||
London : , : T. & A.D. Poyser, , 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Birds of the Strait of Gibraltar / / by Clive Finlayson ; illustrated by Ian Willis |
Autore | Finlayson Clive <1955-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : T. & A.D. Poyser, , 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (561 p.) |
Disciplina | 598 |
Collana | Poyser monographs |
Soggetto topico |
Birds - Migration
Birds Water birds |
ISBN |
1-4725-9697-8
1-282-98638-4 9786612986383 1-4081-3696-1 1-4081-3694-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Photographs; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Migration of soaring birds; 3. Migration of other land birds; 4. Migration and wintering of waterbirds; 5. Migration of seabirds; 6. Terrestrial bird communities; 7. Wetlands; 8. The birds of the Strait-seasonality, distribution and biological importance; Appendix 1: Systematic list of the birds of the Strait of Gibraltar; Appendix 2: Dominant plant species in some habitats of the Strait of Gibraltar; Appendix 3: Mean densities of breeding birds in sites described in Chapter 6
Appendix 4: Methods used in some of the studies described in the textAppendix 5: Abbreviations used in Chapters 6 and 7; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818779603321 |
Finlayson Clive <1955-> | ||
London : , : T. & A.D. Poyser, , 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The humans who went extinct [[electronic resource] ] : why Neanderthals died out and we survived / / Clive Finlayson |
Autore | Finlayson Clive <1955-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p. ) : ill |
Disciplina |
303.4
569.986 |
Soggetto topico |
Neanderthals
Human evolution Social evolution |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-34654-7
9786612346545 0-19-157117-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Prologue : when climate changed the course of history -- The road to extinction is paved with good intentions -- Once we were not alone -- Failed experiments -- Stick to what you know best -- Being in the right place at the right time -- If only . . . -- Africa in Europe : a Mediterranean serengeti -- One small step for man . . . -- Forever opportunists -- The pawn turned player -- Epilogue : children of chance. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455548203321 |
Finlayson Clive <1955-> | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The humans who went extinct [[electronic resource] ] : why Neanderthals died out and we survived / / Clive Finlayson |
Autore | Finlayson Clive <1955-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p. ) : ill |
Disciplina |
303.4
569.986 |
Soggetto topico |
Neanderthals
Human evolution Social evolution |
ISBN |
1-383-03712-4
1-282-34654-7 9786612346545 0-19-157117-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Prologue : when climate changed the course of history -- The road to extinction is paved with good intentions -- Once we were not alone -- Failed experiments -- Stick to what you know best -- Being in the right place at the right time -- If only . . . -- Africa in Europe : a Mediterranean serengeti -- One small step for man . . . -- Forever opportunists -- The pawn turned player -- Epilogue : children of chance. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778544403321 |
Finlayson Clive <1955-> | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The humans who went extinct : why Neanderthals died out and we survived / / Clive Finlayson |
Autore | Finlayson Clive <1955-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p. ) : ill |
Disciplina |
303.4
569.986 |
Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
Soggetto topico |
Neanderthals
Human evolution Social evolution |
ISBN |
1-383-03712-4
1-282-34654-7 9786612346545 0-19-157117-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Prologue : when climate changed the course of history -- The road to extinction is paved with good intentions -- Once we were not alone -- Failed experiments -- Stick to what you know best -- Being in the right place at the right time -- If only . . . -- Africa in Europe : a Mediterranean serengeti -- One small step for man . . . -- Forever opportunists -- The pawn turned player -- Epilogue : children of chance. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826983903321 |
Finlayson Clive <1955-> | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Neanderthals and modern humans : an ecological and evolutionary perspective / / Clive Finlayson [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Finlayson Clive <1955-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 255 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 569.9 |
Collana | Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology |
Soggetto topico |
Neanderthals
Human evolution Social evolution |
ISBN |
1-107-14554-6
1-280-44938-1 0-511-18547-2 0-511-18464-6 0-511-18727-0 0-511-31344-6 0-511-54237-2 0-511-18634-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Human evolution in the Pleistocene -- Biogeographical patterns -- Human range expansions, contractions and extinctions -- The modern human : Neanderthal problem -- Comparative behaviour and ecology of Neanderthals and modern humans -- The conditions in Africa and Eurasia during the last glacial cycle -- The modern human colonisation and the Neanderthal extinction -- The survival of the weakest. |
Altri titoli varianti | Neanderthals & Modern Humans |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457179203321 |
Finlayson Clive <1955-> | ||
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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