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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 | ||
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| 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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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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Why Size Matters : From Bacteria to Blue Whales / / John Tyler Bonner
| Why Size Matters : From Bacteria to Blue Whales / / John Tyler Bonner |
| Autore | Bonner John Tyler |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (176 p.) |
| Disciplina | 578.41 |
| Soggetto topico |
Body size
Growth Body Weights and Measures Growth and Development Body Constitution Anthropometry Physiological Phenomena Investigative Techniques Physical Examination Physiological Processes Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Phenomena and Processes Diagnosis Body Size Zoology Health & Biological Sciences Animal Anatomy & Embryology |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-35435-7
9786613354358 1-4008-3755-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE / Harbour, Margaree -- Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 2. THE HUMAN VIEW OF SIZE -- Chapter 3. THE PHYSICS OF SIZE -- Chapter 4. THE EVOLUTION OF SIZE -- Chapter 5. SIZE AND THE DIVISION OF LABOR -- Chapter 6. SIZE AND TIME -- Chapter 7. ENVOI -- NOTES -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457654303321 |
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Bonner John Tyler
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| Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2011] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Body size
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