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Air plants [[electronic resource] ] : epiphytes and aerial gardens / / David H. Benzing
| Air plants [[electronic resource] ] : epiphytes and aerial gardens / / David H. Benzing |
| Autore | Benzing David H |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, : Comstock Pub. Associates/Cornell University Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
| Disciplina | 581.6/3 |
| Soggetto topico |
Epiphytes
Botany |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-8014-6434-X
0-8014-6387-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. What is an Epiphyte? -- 2. the types of Epiphytes and their Evolutionary Origins -- 3. Epiphytes in Communities and Ecosystems -- 4. Water Management -- 5. Photosynthesis and Mineral nutrition -- 6. Reproduction and Other interactions with Animals -- 7. The Epiphytic Monocots -- 8. The Epiphytic Eudicots -- 9. The Pteridophytic Epiphytes -- 10. Miscellaneous Epiphytes -- 11. Threats and Conservation -- Glossary -- References -- Subject Index -- Taxon Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452763803321 |
Benzing David H
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| Ithaca, : Comstock Pub. Associates/Cornell University Press, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Air plants [[electronic resource] ] : epiphytes and aerial gardens / / David H. Benzing
| Air plants [[electronic resource] ] : epiphytes and aerial gardens / / David H. Benzing |
| Autore | Benzing David H |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, : Comstock Pub. Associates/Cornell University Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
| Disciplina | 581.6/3 |
| Soggetto topico |
Epiphytes
Botany |
| ISBN |
0-8014-6434-X
0-8014-6387-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. What is an Epiphyte? -- 2. the types of Epiphytes and their Evolutionary Origins -- 3. Epiphytes in Communities and Ecosystems -- 4. Water Management -- 5. Photosynthesis and Mineral nutrition -- 6. Reproduction and Other interactions with Animals -- 7. The Epiphytic Monocots -- 8. The Epiphytic Eudicots -- 9. The Pteridophytic Epiphytes -- 10. Miscellaneous Epiphytes -- 11. Threats and Conservation -- Glossary -- References -- Subject Index -- Taxon Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779259703321 |
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Benzing David H
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| Ithaca, : Comstock Pub. Associates/Cornell University Press, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Air plants : epiphytes and aerial gardens / / David H. Benzing
| Air plants : epiphytes and aerial gardens / / David H. Benzing |
| Autore | Benzing David H |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, : Comstock Pub. Associates/Cornell University Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
| Disciplina | 581.6/3 |
| Soggetto topico |
Epiphytes
Botany |
| ISBN |
0-8014-6434-X
0-8014-6387-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. What is an Epiphyte? -- 2. the types of Epiphytes and their Evolutionary Origins -- 3. Epiphytes in Communities and Ecosystems -- 4. Water Management -- 5. Photosynthesis and Mineral nutrition -- 6. Reproduction and Other interactions with Animals -- 7. The Epiphytic Monocots -- 8. The Epiphytic Eudicots -- 9. The Pteridophytic Epiphytes -- 10. Miscellaneous Epiphytes -- 11. Threats and Conservation -- Glossary -- References -- Subject Index -- Taxon Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828291303321 |
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Benzing David H
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| Ithaca, : Comstock Pub. Associates/Cornell University Press, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ethnobotany : a methods manual / / Gary J. Martin
| Ethnobotany : a methods manual / / Gary J. Martin |
| Autore | Martin Gary J. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (293 p.) |
| Disciplina | 581.6/3 |
| Collana | People and Plants Conservation Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Ethnobotany - Methodology
Ethnobotany |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-136-53621-3
1-282-78922-8 9786612789229 1-84977-585-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Ethnobotany A Methods Manual; Copyright; Contents; The 'People and Plants' Initiative; International panel of advisers; Internal panel of advisers; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1 Data collection and hypothesis testing; 1.1 Choosing an approach; 1.2 Six disciplines which controbute to an ethnobotanical study; 1.3 Rapid ethnobotanical appraisal; 1.4 Planning a long-term project; 1.5 Describing the field site; 1.6 Ethnobotanical data; 1.7 Visual aids; 1.8 The law of diminishing returns; 1.9 Hypothesis testing and theory; 2 Botany; 2.1 Collecting and identifying plants
2.2 Preparing an ethnobotanical reference collection2.3 Herbaria and the curation of plant specimens; 2.4 Judging the completeness of a plant survey; 3 Ethnopharmacology and related fields; 3.1 Proceeding with a phytochemical analysis; 3.2 Screening; 3.3 Collecting plants for phytochemical analysis; 3.4 The ethics of searching for new plant products; 3.5 Bringing phytochemistry back home; 4 Anthropology; 4.1 Talking with local people; 4.2 Searching for ethnobotanical information in folklore; 4.3 Surveys and analytical tools; 5 Ecology 5.1 Describing microenvironments and quantifying their plant resources5.2 Qualitative approaches; 5.3 Bridging the gap between qualitative and quantitative approaches; 5.4 Quantitative approaches; 6 Economics; 6.1 Economics and ethnobotany; 6.2 The value of the environment; 6.3 The value of forest products; 6.4 Surveys of community and household economy; 6.5 Local markets; 7 Linguistics; 7.1 Learning a local language; 7.2 Colaborating with linguists; 7.3 Where there is no linguist; 7.4 Transcribing the local language; 7.5 Linguistic analysis in ethnobotany; 7.6 Free listing 7.7 Systematic surveys of local plant knowledge7.8 Categories of ethnobiological classification; 7.9 The correspondence between folk and scientific classification; 8 Ethnobotany, conservation and community development; 8.1 Applying traditional ecological knowledge; 8.2 Ethnobotanical research and community development; 8.3 Forests; 8.4 Conservation of wild crop relatives and endangered useful plants; 8.5 Education; 8.6 Use of protected areas; 8.7 The local perspective on ethnobotanical research; 8.8 The path ahead; References; Further reading; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459503403321 |
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Martin Gary J.
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| London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ethnobotany : a methods manual / / Gary J. Martin
| Ethnobotany : a methods manual / / Gary J. Martin |
| Autore | Martin Gary J. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (293 p.) |
| Disciplina | 581.6/3 |
| Collana | People and Plants Conservation Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Ethnobotany - Methodology
Ethnobotany |
| ISBN |
1-136-53620-5
1-136-53621-3 1-282-78922-8 9786612789229 1-84977-585-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Ethnobotany A Methods Manual; Copyright; Contents; The 'People and Plants' Initiative; International panel of advisers; Internal panel of advisers; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1 Data collection and hypothesis testing; 1.1 Choosing an approach; 1.2 Six disciplines which controbute to an ethnobotanical study; 1.3 Rapid ethnobotanical appraisal; 1.4 Planning a long-term project; 1.5 Describing the field site; 1.6 Ethnobotanical data; 1.7 Visual aids; 1.8 The law of diminishing returns; 1.9 Hypothesis testing and theory; 2 Botany; 2.1 Collecting and identifying plants
2.2 Preparing an ethnobotanical reference collection2.3 Herbaria and the curation of plant specimens; 2.4 Judging the completeness of a plant survey; 3 Ethnopharmacology and related fields; 3.1 Proceeding with a phytochemical analysis; 3.2 Screening; 3.3 Collecting plants for phytochemical analysis; 3.4 The ethics of searching for new plant products; 3.5 Bringing phytochemistry back home; 4 Anthropology; 4.1 Talking with local people; 4.2 Searching for ethnobotanical information in folklore; 4.3 Surveys and analytical tools; 5 Ecology 5.1 Describing microenvironments and quantifying their plant resources5.2 Qualitative approaches; 5.3 Bridging the gap between qualitative and quantitative approaches; 5.4 Quantitative approaches; 6 Economics; 6.1 Economics and ethnobotany; 6.2 The value of the environment; 6.3 The value of forest products; 6.4 Surveys of community and household economy; 6.5 Local markets; 7 Linguistics; 7.1 Learning a local language; 7.2 Colaborating with linguists; 7.3 Where there is no linguist; 7.4 Transcribing the local language; 7.5 Linguistic analysis in ethnobotany; 7.6 Free listing 7.7 Systematic surveys of local plant knowledge7.8 Categories of ethnobiological classification; 7.9 The correspondence between folk and scientific classification; 8 Ethnobotany, conservation and community development; 8.1 Applying traditional ecological knowledge; 8.2 Ethnobotanical research and community development; 8.3 Forests; 8.4 Conservation of wild crop relatives and endangered useful plants; 8.5 Education; 8.6 Use of protected areas; 8.7 The local perspective on ethnobotanical research; 8.8 The path ahead; References; Further reading; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785239903321 |
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Martin Gary J.
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| London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ethnobotany : a methods manual / / Gary J. Martin
| Ethnobotany : a methods manual / / Gary J. Martin |
| Autore | Martin Gary J. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (293 p.) |
| Disciplina | 581.6/3 |
| Collana | People and Plants Conservation Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Ethnobotany - Methodology
Ethnobotany |
| ISBN |
1-136-53620-5
1-136-53621-3 1-282-78922-8 9786612789229 1-84977-585-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Ethnobotany A Methods Manual; Copyright; Contents; The 'People and Plants' Initiative; International panel of advisers; Internal panel of advisers; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1 Data collection and hypothesis testing; 1.1 Choosing an approach; 1.2 Six disciplines which controbute to an ethnobotanical study; 1.3 Rapid ethnobotanical appraisal; 1.4 Planning a long-term project; 1.5 Describing the field site; 1.6 Ethnobotanical data; 1.7 Visual aids; 1.8 The law of diminishing returns; 1.9 Hypothesis testing and theory; 2 Botany; 2.1 Collecting and identifying plants
2.2 Preparing an ethnobotanical reference collection2.3 Herbaria and the curation of plant specimens; 2.4 Judging the completeness of a plant survey; 3 Ethnopharmacology and related fields; 3.1 Proceeding with a phytochemical analysis; 3.2 Screening; 3.3 Collecting plants for phytochemical analysis; 3.4 The ethics of searching for new plant products; 3.5 Bringing phytochemistry back home; 4 Anthropology; 4.1 Talking with local people; 4.2 Searching for ethnobotanical information in folklore; 4.3 Surveys and analytical tools; 5 Ecology 5.1 Describing microenvironments and quantifying their plant resources5.2 Qualitative approaches; 5.3 Bridging the gap between qualitative and quantitative approaches; 5.4 Quantitative approaches; 6 Economics; 6.1 Economics and ethnobotany; 6.2 The value of the environment; 6.3 The value of forest products; 6.4 Surveys of community and household economy; 6.5 Local markets; 7 Linguistics; 7.1 Learning a local language; 7.2 Colaborating with linguists; 7.3 Where there is no linguist; 7.4 Transcribing the local language; 7.5 Linguistic analysis in ethnobotany; 7.6 Free listing 7.7 Systematic surveys of local plant knowledge7.8 Categories of ethnobiological classification; 7.9 The correspondence between folk and scientific classification; 8 Ethnobotany, conservation and community development; 8.1 Applying traditional ecological knowledge; 8.2 Ethnobotanical research and community development; 8.3 Forests; 8.4 Conservation of wild crop relatives and endangered useful plants; 8.5 Education; 8.6 Use of protected areas; 8.7 The local perspective on ethnobotanical research; 8.8 The path ahead; References; Further reading; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810967403321 |
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Martin Gary J.
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| London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Guide to wild foods and useful plants / / Christopher Nyerges ; foreword by Ed Begley, Jr
| Guide to wild foods and useful plants / / Christopher Nyerges ; foreword by Ed Begley, Jr |
| Autore | Nyerges Christopher |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, Illinois : , : Chicago Review Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (354 p.) |
| Disciplina | 581.6/3 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BegleyEd |
| Soggetto topico |
Wild plants, Edible
Plants, Useful Medicinal plants Wild foods |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-61374-699-7
1-61374-701-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword by Ed Begley Jr; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Pictorial Key to Leaf Shapes; Pictorial Key to Fruits and Seeds; Agave; Alyssum; Amaranth; Black Sage; Brodiaea; Burdock; California Bay; California Coffee Berry and Cascara Sagrada; Camphor Tree; Carob; Castor Bean; Cattail; Chia; Chickweed; Chicory; Cleavers; Currants and Gooseberries; Dandelion; Dock; Elder; Epazote; Eucalyptus; Fennel; Filaree; Glasswort; Grass; Horehound; Horsetail; Jimsonweed; Lamb's Quarter; Mallow; Manzanita; Milkweed; Miner's Lettuce; Mugwort; Mustard; Nasturtium
NettleOak Tree; Passionflower; Piñon Pine; Plantain; Poison Hemlock; Poison oak; Prickly Lettuce; Prickly Pear; Purslane; Rose; Rosemary; Russian thistle; Sea Rocket; Seaweeds; Shepherd's Purse; Sow thistle; Thistle; Toothwort; Toyon; Tree Tobacco; Watercress; Water Hyacinth; Western Black nightshade; White Sage; Wild Asparagus; Wild Buckwheat; Wild cucumber; Wild onions; Willow; Wood Sorrel; Yarrow; Yerba Santa; Yucca; Appendix 1: Safe Families: A Guide to the (Relatively) Easily Recognized Plant Families That are Nontoxic and Primarily Edible; Appendix 2: Why Eat Wild Foods?; Glossary BibliographyIndex; About the Author; Back Cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464053903321 |
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Nyerges Christopher
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| Chicago, Illinois : , : Chicago Review Press, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Guide to wild foods and useful plants / / Christopher Nyerges ; foreword by Ed Begley, Jr
| Guide to wild foods and useful plants / / Christopher Nyerges ; foreword by Ed Begley, Jr |
| Autore | Nyerges Christopher |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, Illinois : , : Chicago Review Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (354 p.) |
| Disciplina | 581.6/3 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BegleyEd |
| Soggetto topico |
Wild plants, Edible
Plants, Useful Medicinal plants Wild foods |
| ISBN |
1-61374-699-7
1-61374-701-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword by Ed Begley Jr; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Pictorial Key to Leaf Shapes; Pictorial Key to Fruits and Seeds; Agave; Alyssum; Amaranth; Black Sage; Brodiaea; Burdock; California Bay; California Coffee Berry and Cascara Sagrada; Camphor Tree; Carob; Castor Bean; Cattail; Chia; Chickweed; Chicory; Cleavers; Currants and Gooseberries; Dandelion; Dock; Elder; Epazote; Eucalyptus; Fennel; Filaree; Glasswort; Grass; Horehound; Horsetail; Jimsonweed; Lamb's Quarter; Mallow; Manzanita; Milkweed; Miner's Lettuce; Mugwort; Mustard; Nasturtium
NettleOak Tree; Passionflower; Piñon Pine; Plantain; Poison Hemlock; Poison oak; Prickly Lettuce; Prickly Pear; Purslane; Rose; Rosemary; Russian thistle; Sea Rocket; Seaweeds; Shepherd's Purse; Sow thistle; Thistle; Toothwort; Toyon; Tree Tobacco; Watercress; Water Hyacinth; Western Black nightshade; White Sage; Wild Asparagus; Wild Buckwheat; Wild cucumber; Wild onions; Willow; Wood Sorrel; Yarrow; Yerba Santa; Yucca; Appendix 1: Safe Families: A Guide to the (Relatively) Easily Recognized Plant Families That are Nontoxic and Primarily Edible; Appendix 2: Why Eat Wild Foods?; Glossary BibliographyIndex; About the Author; Back Cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787865003321 |
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Nyerges Christopher
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| Chicago, Illinois : , : Chicago Review Press, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Guide to wild foods and useful plants / / Christopher Nyerges ; foreword by Ed Begley, Jr
| Guide to wild foods and useful plants / / Christopher Nyerges ; foreword by Ed Begley, Jr |
| Autore | Nyerges Christopher |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, Illinois : , : Chicago Review Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (354 p.) |
| Disciplina | 581.6/3 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BegleyEd |
| Soggetto topico |
Wild plants, Edible
Plants, Useful Medicinal plants Wild foods |
| ISBN |
1-61374-699-7
1-61374-701-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword by Ed Begley Jr; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Pictorial Key to Leaf Shapes; Pictorial Key to Fruits and Seeds; Agave; Alyssum; Amaranth; Black Sage; Brodiaea; Burdock; California Bay; California Coffee Berry and Cascara Sagrada; Camphor Tree; Carob; Castor Bean; Cattail; Chia; Chickweed; Chicory; Cleavers; Currants and Gooseberries; Dandelion; Dock; Elder; Epazote; Eucalyptus; Fennel; Filaree; Glasswort; Grass; Horehound; Horsetail; Jimsonweed; Lamb's Quarter; Mallow; Manzanita; Milkweed; Miner's Lettuce; Mugwort; Mustard; Nasturtium
NettleOak Tree; Passionflower; Piñon Pine; Plantain; Poison Hemlock; Poison oak; Prickly Lettuce; Prickly Pear; Purslane; Rose; Rosemary; Russian thistle; Sea Rocket; Seaweeds; Shepherd's Purse; Sow thistle; Thistle; Toothwort; Toyon; Tree Tobacco; Watercress; Water Hyacinth; Western Black nightshade; White Sage; Wild Asparagus; Wild Buckwheat; Wild cucumber; Wild onions; Willow; Wood Sorrel; Yarrow; Yerba Santa; Yucca; Appendix 1: Safe Families: A Guide to the (Relatively) Easily Recognized Plant Families That are Nontoxic and Primarily Edible; Appendix 2: Why Eat Wild Foods?; Glossary BibliographyIndex; About the Author; Back Cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812737503321 |
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Nyerges Christopher
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| Chicago, Illinois : , : Chicago Review Press, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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