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Advances in ecological research . Volume 45 The role of body size in multispecies systems / / edited by Andrea Belgrano, Julia Reiss
| Advances in ecological research . Volume 45 The role of body size in multispecies systems / / edited by Andrea Belgrano, Julia Reiss |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Waltham, Mass., : Academic Press/Elsevier, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (349 p.) |
| Disciplina |
574.5082
591.41 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BelgranoAndrea
ReissJulia |
| Collana | Advances in ecological research |
| Soggetto topico |
Animal ecology
Body size |
| ISBN |
1-283-28823-0
9786613288233 0-12-386476-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; The Role of Body Size in Multispecies Systems; Copyright; Contents; Contributors to Volume 45; Preface; The need for a more integrative approach to ecology and a return to the roots of the science; A changing world view?; Searching for simplifying rules within a complex science; The division and reconnection of fisheries science and ecology; Individual-based Data and the "Curse of the Latin Binomial"; Beyond taxonomy and body size?; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 1: Determinants of Density-Body Size Scaling Within Food Webs and Tools for Their Detection; Abstract
I IntroductionII Density-Mass from Different Angles; III DMR and Food Webs; A Trophic Position; B Gape Limitation and DMR; C Discontinuities and the DMR; IV Statistical Issues; A Frequency Distribution; B Bivariate Relationships; C Multiple DMR in the Same Dataset; V DMR and Its Detection in a Metacommunity; A Study System; B Five DMRs in a Single System; C Cross-Community at Different Levels; D Amphibians as an Example of Discontinuous DMR; E Evaluation of Methodological Performance; VI Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References Chapter 2: Predicted Effects of Behavioural Movement and Passive Transport on Individual Growth and Community Size Structure in Marine EcAbstract; I Introduction; II Methods; A Model Development; B Growth and Mortality; C Spatial Flux; D Numerical Solution; E Parameter Choices; F Simulations; G Data; III Results; A Consequences of Behavioural Movement on Size Spectra; B Life Histories; C Parameter Sensitivities; D Consequences of Adding Abiotic Movement; E Effects of Simulated Phytoplankton Bloom; F Data; IV Discussion; Acknowledgments; References Chapter 3: Seeing Double: Size-Based and Taxonomic Views of Food Web StructureAbstract; I Introduction; A The Allometry of Trophic Relations; B Overcoming Pitfalls Through a Plurality of Viewpoints; C Individual-Based Food Webs: An Emerging Field; II Methods; A Study Sites-The Seven Food Webs; 1 Afon Hirnant; 2 Broadstone Stream; 3 Celtic Sea; 4 Coilaco, Guampoe and Trancura Rivers, Chile; 5 Tadnoll Brook; B Aggregation into Different Levels of Resolution and Groupings; 1 Different Levels of Resolution Based on Taxonomic Groupings 2 Different Levels of Aggregation Based on Size-Class Groupings3 Food Web Aggregations; C Response Variables Analysed; 1 Size Structure Dimension Set #1: Trophic Orderings; a Predator Mass-Prey Mass; b Predator Mass - Predator-Prey Mass Ratio; c Species Mass-Trophic height (TH); 2 Size Structure Dimension Sets #2 and 3: Diet Variation and Predator variation; a Predator Mass-Variance of Prey Mass and Prey Mass-Variance of Predator Mass; b Predator Mass-Range of Prey Mass and Prey Mass-Range of Predator Mass; c Species Mass-In-Degree (Generalism) and Out-Degree (Vulnerability) D Statistical Analyses |
| Altri titoli varianti | Role of body size in multispecies systems |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910163948203321 |
| Waltham, Mass., : Academic Press/Elsevier, 2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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An assessment of the quality of DHS anthropometric data, 2005-2014 / / Shireen Assaf, Monica T. Kothari, Thomas Pullum
| An assessment of the quality of DHS anthropometric data, 2005-2014 / / Shireen Assaf, Monica T. Kothari, Thomas Pullum |
| Autore | Assaf Shireen |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Rockville, Maryland, USA : , : ICF International, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 66 pages) : color illustrations |
| Collana | DHS methodological reports |
| Soggetto topico |
Demographic surveys - Statistical methods
Health surveys - Statistical methods Children - Anthropometry Children - Growth Body size Body weight Proportion (Anthropometry) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Statistics. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Assessment of the quality of Demographic and Health Surveys anthropometric data, 2005-2014 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910711685503321 |
Assaf Shireen
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| Rockville, Maryland, USA : , : ICF International, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Dimensioni e vita / Thomas A. McMahon, John Tyler Bonner
| Dimensioni e vita / Thomas A. McMahon, John Tyler Bonner |
| Autore | McMahon, Thomas A. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bologna : Zanichelli, c1990 |
| Descrizione fisica | v, 258 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
| Disciplina | 574.4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Bonner, John Tylerauthor |
| Collana | Nuovi classici della scienza ; 12 |
| Soggetto topico |
Body size
Life (Biology) Morphology (Animals) Plant morphology |
| Classificazione | LC QH351 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991003891329707536 |
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McMahon, Thomas A.
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| Bologna : Zanichelli, c1990 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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The ecological implications of body size / Robert Henry Peters
| The ecological implications of body size / Robert Henry Peters |
| Autore | Peters, Robert Henry |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, c1983 |
| Descrizione fisica | xii, 329 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
| Disciplina | 591.5 |
| Collana | Cambridge studies in ecology |
| Soggetto topico |
Animal ecology
Body size |
| ISBN |
052128886X
0521246849 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991003460709707536 |
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Peters, Robert Henry
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| Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, c1983 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Evaluation of indicators to monitor quality of anthropometry data during fieldwork / / Courtney K. Allen
| Evaluation of indicators to monitor quality of anthropometry data during fieldwork / / Courtney K. Allen |
| Autore | Allen Courtney (Demographer) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Rockville, Maryland, USA : , : The DHS Program, ICF, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 56 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Collana | DHS working papers |
| Soggetto topico |
Demographic surveys - Statistical methods
Health surveys - Statistical methods Children - Anthropometry Children - Growth Body size Body weight Proportion (Anthropometry) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Statistics. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910712862503321 |
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Allen Courtney (Demographer)
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| Rockville, Maryland, USA : , : The DHS Program, ICF, , 2019 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Human body size and the laws of scaling [[electronic resource] ] : physiological, performance, growth, longevity and ecological ramifications / / Thomas Samaras, editor
| Human body size and the laws of scaling [[electronic resource] ] : physiological, performance, growth, longevity and ecological ramifications / / Thomas Samaras, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hauppauge, N.Y., : Nova Science Publishers, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (393 p.) |
| Disciplina | 611 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SamarasThomas T |
| Soggetto topico |
Body size
Human ecology Human evolution |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-62417-074-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Why the study of human size is important / Thomas Samaras -- Human scaling and the body mass index / Thomas Samaras -- Advantages of taller human height / Thomas Samaras -- Advantages of shorter human height / Thomas Samaras -- Body height and its relation to chronic disease and longevity / Thomas Samaras -- BMI and weight: their relation to diabetes, CVD, cancer and all-cause mortality / Thomas Samaras -- The obesity epidemic, birthweight, rapid growth and superior nutrition / Thomas Samaras -- Long-lived mutant, gene knockout and transgenic mice / Andrzej Bartke -- The evolutionary ecology of body size with special reference to allometry and survivorship / C. David Rollo -- Overview of research on giant transgenic mice with emphasis on the brain and aging / C. David Rollo -- Speculations on the evolutionary ecology of Homo sapiens with special reference to body size, allometry and survivorship / C. David Rollo -- Birthweight, height, brain size and intellectual ability / Thomas Samaras -- Impact of body size on resources, pollution, the environment and economics / Thomas Samaras -- Final remarks on human size, scaling and ecological implications / Thomas Samaras. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453816603321 |
| Hauppauge, N.Y., : Nova Science Publishers, c2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Human body size and the laws of scaling : physiological, performance, growth, longevity and ecological ramifications / / editor, Thomas Samaras
| Human body size and the laws of scaling : physiological, performance, growth, longevity and ecological ramifications / / editor, Thomas Samaras |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hauppauge, N.Y. : , : Nova Science Publishers, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 381 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Disciplina | 611 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SamarasThomas T |
| Soggetto topico |
Body size
Human ecology Human evolution |
| ISBN | 1-62417-074-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Why the study of human size is important / Thomas Samaras -- Human scaling and the body mass index / Thomas Samaras -- Advantages of taller human height / Thomas Samaras -- Advantages of shorter human height / Thomas Samaras -- Body height and its relation to chronic disease and longevity / Thomas Samaras -- BMI and weight: their relation to diabetes, CVD, cancer and all-cause mortality / Thomas Samaras -- The obesity epidemic, birthweight, rapid growth and superior nutrition / Thomas Samaras -- Long-lived mutant, gene knockout and transgenic mice / Andrzej Bartke -- The evolutionary ecology of body size with special reference to allometry and survivorship / C. David Rollo -- Overview of research on giant transgenic mice with emphasis on the brain and aging / C. David Rollo -- Speculations on the evolutionary ecology of Homo sapiens with special reference to body size, allometry and survivorship / C. David Rollo -- Birthweight, height, brain size and intellectual ability / Thomas Samaras -- Impact of body size on resources, pollution, the environment and economics / Thomas Samaras -- Final remarks on human size, scaling and ecological implications / Thomas Samaras. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779775203321 |
| Hauppauge, N.Y. : , : Nova Science Publishers, , 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Human body size and the laws of scaling : physiological, performance, growth, longevity and ecological ramifications / / editor, Thomas Samaras
| Human body size and the laws of scaling : physiological, performance, growth, longevity and ecological ramifications / / editor, Thomas Samaras |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hauppauge, N.Y. : , : Nova Science Publishers, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 381 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Disciplina | 611 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SamarasThomas T |
| Soggetto topico |
Body size
Human ecology Human evolution |
| ISBN | 1-62417-074-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Why the study of human size is important / Thomas Samaras -- Human scaling and the body mass index / Thomas Samaras -- Advantages of taller human height / Thomas Samaras -- Advantages of shorter human height / Thomas Samaras -- Body height and its relation to chronic disease and longevity / Thomas Samaras -- BMI and weight: their relation to diabetes, CVD, cancer and all-cause mortality / Thomas Samaras -- The obesity epidemic, birthweight, rapid growth and superior nutrition / Thomas Samaras -- Long-lived mutant, gene knockout and transgenic mice / Andrzej Bartke -- The evolutionary ecology of body size with special reference to allometry and survivorship / C. David Rollo -- Overview of research on giant transgenic mice with emphasis on the brain and aging / C. David Rollo -- Speculations on the evolutionary ecology of Homo sapiens with special reference to body size, allometry and survivorship / C. David Rollo -- Birthweight, height, brain size and intellectual ability / Thomas Samaras -- Impact of body size on resources, pollution, the environment and economics / Thomas Samaras -- Final remarks on human size, scaling and ecological implications / Thomas Samaras. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910965894903321 |
| Hauppauge, N.Y. : , : Nova Science Publishers, , 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The measurement of biological shape and shape change / Fred L. Bookstein
| The measurement of biological shape and shape change / Fred L. Bookstein |
| Autore | Bookstein, Fred L. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin : Springer-Verlag, 1978 |
| Descrizione fisica | viii, 191 p. : ill. ; 25 cm |
| Disciplina | 519.8 |
| Collana | Lecture notes in biomathematics, 0341-633X ; 24 |
| Soggetto topico |
Body size
Mathematical biology Morphology |
| ISBN | 3540089128 |
| Classificazione | AMS 92B99 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991001132379707536 |
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Bookstein, Fred L.
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| Berlin : Springer-Verlag, 1978 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Scaling in biology / editors, James H. Brown, Geoffrey B. West
| Scaling in biology / editors, James H. Brown, Geoffrey B. West |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : Oxford University Press, c2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | xiii, 352 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
| Disciplina | 571.3 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Brown, James H.
West, Geoffrey B. |
| Soggetto topico |
Body size
Morphology (Animals) Biomathematics |
| ISBN | 0195131428 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991001301509707536 |
| New York : Oxford University Press, c2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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