Advances in acarology ; ed. by John A. Naegele |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca : Comstock Publishing Associates, 1963 (vol.1), 1965 (vol.2) |
Descrizione fisica | 2 v. (480, 174 p.) ; 24 cm |
Disciplina | 595.42 |
Soggetto non controllato | Acarologia |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-990002012000403321 |
Ithaca : Comstock Publishing Associates, 1963 (vol.1), 1965 (vol.2) | ||
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Amphibians of Costa Rica : a field guide / / Twan Leenders |
Autore | Leenders Twan |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, New York ; ; London : , : Comstock Publishing Associates : , : Cornell University Press, , [2016] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (ix, 531 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 597.8097286 |
Collana | Zona Tropical Publications |
Soggetto topico | Amphibians - Costa Rica |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-5017-0616-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Caecilians (Order Gymnophiona) -- Introduction -- Family Caeciliidae -- Family Dermophiidae -- Salamanders (Order Caudata) -- Introduction -- Family Plethodontidae (Lungless Salamanders) -- Introduction -- Genus Bolitoglossa - Webfoot Salamanders -- Genus Nototriton - Moss Salamanders -- Genus Oedipina - Worm Salamanders -- Genus Oedipina -- Frogs and Toads (Order Anura) -- Introduction -- Family Bufonidae (Toads) -- Family Centrolenidae (Glass Frogs) -- Family Craugastoridae (Litter Frogs) -- Family Dendrobatidae (Poison Dart Frogs) -- Family Eleutherodactylidae -- Family Hemiphractidae -- Family Hylidae (Tree Frogs) -- Family Leptodactylidae (Foam-nest Frogs) -- Family Microhylidae (Narrow-mouthed Frogs) -- Family Ranidae (True Frogs) -- Family Rhinophrynidae -- Family Strabomantidae -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Photo Credits -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910467150503321 |
Leenders Twan | ||
Ithaca, New York ; ; London : , : Comstock Publishing Associates : , : Cornell University Press, , [2016] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Amphibians of Costa Rica : a field guide / / Twan Leenders |
Autore | Leenders Twan |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, New York ; ; London : , : Comstock Publishing Associates : , : Cornell University Press, , [2016] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (ix, 531 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 597.8097286 |
Collana | Zona Tropical Publications |
Soggetto topico | Amphibians - Costa Rica |
ISBN | 1-5017-0616-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Caecilians (Order Gymnophiona) -- Introduction -- Family Caeciliidae -- Family Dermophiidae -- Salamanders (Order Caudata) -- Introduction -- Family Plethodontidae (Lungless Salamanders) -- Introduction -- Genus Bolitoglossa - Webfoot Salamanders -- Genus Nototriton - Moss Salamanders -- Genus Oedipina - Worm Salamanders -- Genus Oedipina -- Frogs and Toads (Order Anura) -- Introduction -- Family Bufonidae (Toads) -- Family Centrolenidae (Glass Frogs) -- Family Craugastoridae (Litter Frogs) -- Family Dendrobatidae (Poison Dart Frogs) -- Family Eleutherodactylidae -- Family Hemiphractidae -- Family Hylidae (Tree Frogs) -- Family Leptodactylidae (Foam-nest Frogs) -- Family Microhylidae (Narrow-mouthed Frogs) -- Family Ranidae (True Frogs) -- Family Rhinophrynidae -- Family Strabomantidae -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Photo Credits -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796490503321 |
Leenders Twan | ||
Ithaca, New York ; ; London : , : Comstock Publishing Associates : , : Cornell University Press, , [2016] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Amphibians of Costa Rica : a field guide / / Twan Leenders |
Autore | Leenders Twan |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, New York ; ; London : , : Comstock Publishing Associates : , : Cornell University Press, , [2016] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (ix, 531 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 597.8097286 |
Collana | Zona Tropical Publications |
Soggetto topico | Amphibians - Costa Rica |
ISBN | 1-5017-0616-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Caecilians (Order Gymnophiona) -- Introduction -- Family Caeciliidae -- Family Dermophiidae -- Salamanders (Order Caudata) -- Introduction -- Family Plethodontidae (Lungless Salamanders) -- Introduction -- Genus Bolitoglossa - Webfoot Salamanders -- Genus Nototriton - Moss Salamanders -- Genus Oedipina - Worm Salamanders -- Genus Oedipina -- Frogs and Toads (Order Anura) -- Introduction -- Family Bufonidae (Toads) -- Family Centrolenidae (Glass Frogs) -- Family Craugastoridae (Litter Frogs) -- Family Dendrobatidae (Poison Dart Frogs) -- Family Eleutherodactylidae -- Family Hemiphractidae -- Family Hylidae (Tree Frogs) -- Family Leptodactylidae (Foam-nest Frogs) -- Family Microhylidae (Narrow-mouthed Frogs) -- Family Ranidae (True Frogs) -- Family Rhinophrynidae -- Family Strabomantidae -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Photo Credits -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813252103321 |
Leenders Twan | ||
Ithaca, New York ; ; London : , : Comstock Publishing Associates : , : Cornell University Press, , [2016] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Anatomy of the honey bee / R. E. Snodgrass |
Autore | Snodgrass, Robert Evans <1875-1962> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca : Comstock Publishing Associates, 1956 |
Descrizione fisica | 334 p. ; 25 cm |
Disciplina | 595.79 |
Soggetto non controllato | Imenotteri - Apoidea |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-990002041430403321 |
Snodgrass, Robert Evans <1875-1962> | ||
Ithaca : Comstock Publishing Associates, 1956 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Avian physiology / by Paul D. Sturkie |
Autore | Sturkie, Paul D. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca ; New York : Comstock Publishing Associates, 1954 |
Descrizione fisica | XX, 423 p. : ill. ; 23 cm |
Soggetto non controllato | Uccelli - Fisiologia |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-990009567170403321 |
Sturkie, Paul D. | ||
Ithaca ; New York : Comstock Publishing Associates, 1954 | ||
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 |
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 | ||
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 |
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 |
Grigg Gordon | ||
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 |
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 |
Grigg Gordon | ||
Ithaca, New York : , : Comstock Publishing Associates, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Citizen science : public participation in environmental research / / edited by Janis L. Dickinson and Rick Bonney ; foreword by Richard Louv ; afterword by John W. Fitzpatrick |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca : , : Comstock Publishing Associates, , [2012] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 pages) |
Disciplina | 304.2072 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BonneyRick <1954->
DickinsonJanis L. <1955-> |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental sciences - Research - Citizen participation
Environmental management |
ISBN |
0-8014-5674-6
0-8014-6442-0 0-8014-6395-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Notes on Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Why Citizen Science? / Dickinson, Janis L. / Bonney, Rick -- Part I. The Practice of Citizen Science -- 1. Overview of Citizen Science / Bonney, Rick / Dickinson, Janis L. -- 2. Projects and Possibilities: Lessons from Citizen Science Projects -- From Backyard Observations to Continent-Wide Trends: Lessons from the First Twenty-Two Years of Project Feederwatch / Bonter, David N. -- Monitoring Monarchs: Citizen Science and a Charismatic Insect / Oberhauser, Karen S. -- Neighborhood Nestwatch: Mentoring Citizens in the Urban Matrix / Marra, Peter P. / Reitsma, Robert -- Project BudBurst: Citizen Science for All Seasons / Henderson, Sandra / Ward, Dennis L. / Meymaris, Kirsten K. / Alaback, Paul / Havens, Kayri -- Using Bioinformatics in Citizen Science / Kelling, Steve -- 4. Growing the Base for Citizen Science: Recruiting and Engaging Participants / Chu, Miyoko / Leonard, Patricia / Stevenson, Flisa -- 5. What Is Our Impact?: Toward a Unified Framework for Evaluating Outcomes of Citizen Science Participation / Phillips, Tina / Bonney, Rick / Shirk, Jennifer L. -- Part II. Impacts of Citizen Science on Conservation Research -- 6. The Opportunities and Challenges of Citizen Science as a Tool for Ecological Research / Cooper, Caren B. / Hochachka, Wesley M. / Dhondt, André A. -- 7. Widening the Circle of Investigation: The Interface between Citizen Science and Landscape Ecology / Zuckerberg, Benjamin / Mcgarigal, Kevin -- 8. Using Data Mining to Discover Biological Patterns in Citizen Science Observations / Fink, Daniel / Hochachka, Wesley M. -- 9. Developing a Conservation Research Program with Citizen Science / Hames, Ralph S. / Lowe, James D. / Rosenberg, Kenneth V. -- 10. Citizens, Science, and Environmental Policy: A British Perspective / Greenwood, Jeremy J.D. -- Part III. Educational, Social, and Behavioral Aspects of Citizen Science -- 11. Cognitive Considerations in the Development of Citizen Science Projects / Jordan, Rebecca C. / Ehrenfeld, Joan G. / Gray, Steven A. / Brooks, Wesley R. / Howe, David V. / Hmelo-Silver, Cindy E. -- 12. Who Poses the Question? Using Citizen Science to Help K-12 Teachers Meet the Mandate for Inquiry / Trautmann, Nancy M. / Shirk, Jennifer L. / Krasny, Marianne E. -- 13. A Gateway to Science for All: Celebrate Urban Birds / Purcell, Karen / Garibay, Cecilia / Dickinson, Janis L. -- 14. Children and Nature: Following the Trail to Environmental Attitudes and Behavior / Wells, Nancy M. / Lekies, Kristi S. -- 15. Internet-Based Social Networking and Collective Action Models of Citizen Science: Theory Meets Possibility / Triezenberg, Heather A. / Knuth, Barbara A. / Yuan, Y. Connie / Dickinson, Janis L. -- 16. A Role for Citizen Science in Disaster and Conflict Recovery and Resilience / Tidball, Keith G. / Krasny, Marianne E. -- Afterword / Fitzpatrick, John W. -- Literature Cited -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790299103321 |
Ithaca : , : Comstock Publishing Associates, , [2012] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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