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Biology and evolution of crocodylians / / text by Gordon Grigg ; illustrations by David Kirshner ; foreword by Rick Shine
| Biology and evolution of crocodylians / / text by Gordon Grigg ; illustrations by David Kirshner ; foreword by Rick Shine |
| Autore | Grigg Gordon |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, New York : , : Comstock Publishing Associates, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (671 p.) |
| Disciplina | 597.98 |
| Soggetto topico |
Crocodilians
Crocodilians - Evolution Crocodiles Crocodiles - Evolution |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-4863-0067-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; FOREWORD; Contents; PREFACE; ACKNOW LEDGEMENTS; 1 INTRODUCTION; Introducing crocodylians; The three 'families': Crocodylidae, Alligatoridae and Gavialidae; Differences between crocodylids, alligatorids and gharials; Terminology; The living species ofcrocodylians; Recent taxonomic changes in African Crocodiles; The growth of scientific knowledge about crocodylians; Beginnings; More recent research; Crocodylians as research subjects; Body size and age; Crocodylians large and small; Relationships between length and mass; How long do crocodylians live?; 2 THE CROCODYLIAN FAMILY TREE
The modern crocodylians and their relationshipsExtant Crocodylia; Affinities between species within Crocodylidae; Affinities between species within Alligatoridae; The affinity of the Malay or false Gharial, Tomistoma schlegelii; Extinct Crocodylia and other crocodile-like reptiles; crocs in 'deep time'; Amniotes, synapsids, reptiles, anapsids and diapsids; The earliest 'Archosaurs', Archosauriformes; Archosaurs; two major clades, Crurotarsi (Pseudosuchia) and Avemetatarsalia (Ornithodira); Crurotarsan diversification in the early Triassic: the earliest crocodile-like reptiles Basal crocodylomorphsCrocodyliformes (excluding Eusuchia); Non-eusuchian Mesoeucrocodylia; Bernissartia and extinct Eusuchia (including extinct Crocodylia); Summary; 3 CROCODYLIANS CLOSER UP; The external features of crocodylians; Body and limbs; Skin and scales; Skin colour; Bony armour; Head; Teeth; Integumentary sense organs (ISOs); Skin glands; Skull and musculoskeletal system; Skull and jaws; Opening and closing the jaws; Vertebrae and vertebral column; Neck: supporting a heavy head; Trunk musculature: analogy with an I-beam; Trunk: ribs and gastralia; Tail: the crocodylian propeller Forelimbs and pectoral girdleHindlimbs and pelvic girdle; 4 LOCOMOTION, BUOYANCY AND TRAVEL; Crocodylians on land; Gaits on land; Crocodylians in the water; Typical postures at rest in water; Swimming; Jumping and 'tail walking'; Diving; Bottom walking; Surfacing to breathe; Head and tail lift; Buoyancy; Behaviours that depend on good buoyancy control; Mechanisms of buoyancy regulation; Stomach stones(gastroliths); The search for a function; What function could the stones serve?; Capacity for long distance travel; 5 SENSORY SKILLS AND BRAIN; Vision Operational aspects, binocularity, vision underwaterAnatomy of the eye; Retinal cells, pigments, colour vision; Night vision, the tapetum lucidum; Hearing, movement and balance; Functional anatomy of the ears and associated sense organs; Hearing sensitivity in air and water in the human audible range; Sub-audible vibrations, infrasound: possible role of the sacculus; Magnetoreception? Possible role of the lagena; Eustachian tubes: for diving and/or sensing direction of sound, or infrasound?; Brain and cranial nerves; Olfaction and gustation(chemosensation); Olfaction (smell) Gustation (taste) |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460622603321 |
Grigg Gordon
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| Ithaca, New York : , : Comstock Publishing Associates, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Biology and evolution of crocodylians / / text by Gordon Grigg ; illustrations by David Kirshner ; foreword by Rick Shine
| Biology and evolution of crocodylians / / text by Gordon Grigg ; illustrations by David Kirshner ; foreword by Rick Shine |
| Autore | Grigg Gordon |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, New York : , : Comstock Publishing Associates, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (671 p.) |
| Disciplina | 597.98 |
| Soggetto topico |
Crocodilians
Crocodilians - Evolution Crocodiles Crocodiles - Evolution |
| ISBN |
1-4863-0068-5
1-4863-0067-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; FOREWORD; Contents; PREFACE; ACKNOW LEDGEMENTS; 1 INTRODUCTION; Introducing crocodylians; The three 'families': Crocodylidae, Alligatoridae and Gavialidae; Differences between crocodylids, alligatorids and gharials; Terminology; The living species ofcrocodylians; Recent taxonomic changes in African Crocodiles; The growth of scientific knowledge about crocodylians; Beginnings; More recent research; Crocodylians as research subjects; Body size and age; Crocodylians large and small; Relationships between length and mass; How long do crocodylians live?; 2 THE CROCODYLIAN FAMILY TREE
The modern crocodylians and their relationshipsExtant Crocodylia; Affinities between species within Crocodylidae; Affinities between species within Alligatoridae; The affinity of the Malay or false Gharial, Tomistoma schlegelii; Extinct Crocodylia and other crocodile-like reptiles; crocs in 'deep time'; Amniotes, synapsids, reptiles, anapsids and diapsids; The earliest 'Archosaurs', Archosauriformes; Archosaurs; two major clades, Crurotarsi (Pseudosuchia) and Avemetatarsalia (Ornithodira); Crurotarsan diversification in the early Triassic: the earliest crocodile-like reptiles Basal crocodylomorphsCrocodyliformes (excluding Eusuchia); Non-eusuchian Mesoeucrocodylia; Bernissartia and extinct Eusuchia (including extinct Crocodylia); Summary; 3 CROCODYLIANS CLOSER UP; The external features of crocodylians; Body and limbs; Skin and scales; Skin colour; Bony armour; Head; Teeth; Integumentary sense organs (ISOs); Skin glands; Skull and musculoskeletal system; Skull and jaws; Opening and closing the jaws; Vertebrae and vertebral column; Neck: supporting a heavy head; Trunk musculature: analogy with an I-beam; Trunk: ribs and gastralia; Tail: the crocodylian propeller Forelimbs and pectoral girdleHindlimbs and pelvic girdle; 4 LOCOMOTION, BUOYANCY AND TRAVEL; Crocodylians on land; Gaits on land; Crocodylians in the water; Typical postures at rest in water; Swimming; Jumping and 'tail walking'; Diving; Bottom walking; Surfacing to breathe; Head and tail lift; Buoyancy; Behaviours that depend on good buoyancy control; Mechanisms of buoyancy regulation; Stomach stones(gastroliths); The search for a function; What function could the stones serve?; Capacity for long distance travel; 5 SENSORY SKILLS AND BRAIN; Vision Operational aspects, binocularity, vision underwaterAnatomy of the eye; Retinal cells, pigments, colour vision; Night vision, the tapetum lucidum; Hearing, movement and balance; Functional anatomy of the ears and associated sense organs; Hearing sensitivity in air and water in the human audible range; Sub-audible vibrations, infrasound: possible role of the sacculus; Magnetoreception? Possible role of the lagena; Eustachian tubes: for diving and/or sensing direction of sound, or infrasound?; Brain and cranial nerves; Olfaction and gustation(chemosensation); Olfaction (smell) Gustation (taste) |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787465903321 |
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Grigg Gordon
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| Ithaca, New York : , : Comstock Publishing Associates, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Biology and evolution of crocodylians / / text by Gordon Grigg ; illustrations by David Kirshner ; foreword by Rick Shine
| Biology and evolution of crocodylians / / text by Gordon Grigg ; illustrations by David Kirshner ; foreword by Rick Shine |
| Autore | Grigg Gordon |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, New York : , : Comstock Publishing Associates, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (671 p.) |
| Disciplina | 597.98 |
| Soggetto topico |
Crocodilians
Crocodilians - Evolution Crocodiles Crocodiles - Evolution |
| ISBN |
1-4863-0068-5
1-4863-0067-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; FOREWORD; Contents; PREFACE; ACKNOW LEDGEMENTS; 1 INTRODUCTION; Introducing crocodylians; The three 'families': Crocodylidae, Alligatoridae and Gavialidae; Differences between crocodylids, alligatorids and gharials; Terminology; The living species ofcrocodylians; Recent taxonomic changes in African Crocodiles; The growth of scientific knowledge about crocodylians; Beginnings; More recent research; Crocodylians as research subjects; Body size and age; Crocodylians large and small; Relationships between length and mass; How long do crocodylians live?; 2 THE CROCODYLIAN FAMILY TREE
The modern crocodylians and their relationshipsExtant Crocodylia; Affinities between species within Crocodylidae; Affinities between species within Alligatoridae; The affinity of the Malay or false Gharial, Tomistoma schlegelii; Extinct Crocodylia and other crocodile-like reptiles; crocs in 'deep time'; Amniotes, synapsids, reptiles, anapsids and diapsids; The earliest 'Archosaurs', Archosauriformes; Archosaurs; two major clades, Crurotarsi (Pseudosuchia) and Avemetatarsalia (Ornithodira); Crurotarsan diversification in the early Triassic: the earliest crocodile-like reptiles Basal crocodylomorphsCrocodyliformes (excluding Eusuchia); Non-eusuchian Mesoeucrocodylia; Bernissartia and extinct Eusuchia (including extinct Crocodylia); Summary; 3 CROCODYLIANS CLOSER UP; The external features of crocodylians; Body and limbs; Skin and scales; Skin colour; Bony armour; Head; Teeth; Integumentary sense organs (ISOs); Skin glands; Skull and musculoskeletal system; Skull and jaws; Opening and closing the jaws; Vertebrae and vertebral column; Neck: supporting a heavy head; Trunk musculature: analogy with an I-beam; Trunk: ribs and gastralia; Tail: the crocodylian propeller Forelimbs and pectoral girdleHindlimbs and pelvic girdle; 4 LOCOMOTION, BUOYANCY AND TRAVEL; Crocodylians on land; Gaits on land; Crocodylians in the water; Typical postures at rest in water; Swimming; Jumping and 'tail walking'; Diving; Bottom walking; Surfacing to breathe; Head and tail lift; Buoyancy; Behaviours that depend on good buoyancy control; Mechanisms of buoyancy regulation; Stomach stones(gastroliths); The search for a function; What function could the stones serve?; Capacity for long distance travel; 5 SENSORY SKILLS AND BRAIN; Vision Operational aspects, binocularity, vision underwaterAnatomy of the eye; Retinal cells, pigments, colour vision; Night vision, the tapetum lucidum; Hearing, movement and balance; Functional anatomy of the ears and associated sense organs; Hearing sensitivity in air and water in the human audible range; Sub-audible vibrations, infrasound: possible role of the sacculus; Magnetoreception? Possible role of the lagena; Eustachian tubes: for diving and/or sensing direction of sound, or infrasound?; Brain and cranial nerves; Olfaction and gustation(chemosensation); Olfaction (smell) Gustation (taste) |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807757903321 |
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Grigg Gordon
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| Ithaca, New York : , : Comstock Publishing Associates, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Nouvelle-Calédonie : Archipel de corail / / Claude E. Payri
| Nouvelle-Calédonie : Archipel de corail / / Claude E. Payri |
| Autore | Adjeroud Mehdi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Marseille, : IRD Éditions, 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AndréLaure. V
AndréfouëtSerge AndreoliRémi AucanJérôme BenavidesMar BenzoniFrancesca BiscéréTom BonnetSophie BonnetXavier BorsaPhilippe BouardSéverine BouchetPhilippe BourgeoisKaren BourgineLoïc BriandMarine Julie BrischouxFrançois CampsMercedes CarassouLaure CleguerChristophe CouturesEmmanuel DavidGilbert DavidVictor DégremontMarlène DesclauxTérence DouilletPascal DrouzyMarion DumasPascal DupouyCécile FarmanRichard FauvelotCécile FerrarisJocelyne FiatSylvie FichezRenaud FossierCamille GarcinManuel GarrigueClaire GaubertJulie GendreRomain Le GilbertAntoine GoiranClaire GonsonCharles GrossoOlivier GuillemotNicolas HerrenschmidtJean-Brice HnawiaEdouard HoulbrèqueFanny ImirizalduMaël JoannotPascale JollitIsabelle JuhelJean-Baptiste JunckerMatthieu KombouareFloriane KulbickiMichel LagourgueLaura LefèvreJérôme LéopoldMarc LetourneurYves LilleDidier LorrainAnne MalletJulie MangeasMorgan MarconMyriam MartiasChloé MattioLydiane MazièresJeanne de MenkèsChristophe MeunierValentine MeurPierre-Yves Le MoattiJean-Paul Mou-ThamGérard NouméaHalieutiqueDexenBP 3240198897 OremusMarc PaulayGustav PayriClaude E PelletierBernard PelletierDominique PetekSylvain PoidyaliwaneDidier PoncetLaurent PontonDominique ReadTyffen RodaryEstienne RodierMartine Rodolfo-MetalpaRiccardo SabinotCatherine SandChristophe SauveNoémie ShineRichard TiavouaneJosina TjibaouEmmanuel Tremblay-BoyerLaura VandelÉléonore van WynsbergeSimon Vendé-LeclercMyriam VidalÉric VieiraChristophe VigliolaLaurent WantiezLaurent WantiezNouvelle-Calédonie Laurent WattelezGuillaume WickelAntoine WrightAndy |
| Collana | Hors collection |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental Studies
biodiversité écosystème environnement écologie changement climatique récif corallien barrière corallienne lagon |
| Soggetto non controllato |
biodiversité
écosystème environnement écologie changement climatique récif corallien barrière corallienne lagon |
| ISBN | 2-7099-2633-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | fre |
| Altri titoli varianti | Nouvelle-Calédonie |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910495714503321 |
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Adjeroud Mehdi
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| Marseille, : IRD Éditions, 2019 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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