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The Aquatic World of Penguins : Biology of Fish-Birds / / by David G Ainley, Rory P Wilson
| The Aquatic World of Penguins : Biology of Fish-Birds / / by David G Ainley, Rory P Wilson |
| Autore | Ainley David G |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxii, 567 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| Disciplina | 598.47 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WilsonRory P |
| Collana | Fascinating Life Sciences |
| Soggetto topico |
Freshwater ecology
Marine ecology Physiology Ecology Evolution (Biology) Anatomy, Comparative Freshwater and Marine Ecology Animal Physiology Evolutionary Ecology Animal Anatomy |
| ISBN |
9783031339905
3031339908 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- SECTION I – IN THE BEGINNING -- CHAPTER 1. WADING IN ̶ INTRODUCTION TO THE FISH-BIRD -- General Discussion of Penguins and Substance of the Book -- An Impressive Number of Penguin Species: Evolution of Their Unique Capabilities -- Penguin Species Radiation and the Ontogeny of Their Watery World -- Penguin Evolution: Body Size and Climate -- Penguin Evolution: Radiation into Vacant Niches -- Penguin Evolution: Body Size and Crossing the Sea-Land Boundary -- CHAPTER 2. LAND AHOY! A TIRESOME BUSINESS -- Crossing the Land-Ocean Interface is Affected by Body Size -- Why and How Often do Penguins Come Ashore? -- Tying Land-life to the At-sea Life of Fish-Birds: Foraging and Breeding -- Success Vary with Prey Availability -- Molt ̶Necessary, Brief Respite from the Sea -- SECTION II – PENGUIN MARINE HAUNTS AND FOOD HABITS -- CHAPTER 3.FISH-BIRDS AT HOME IN THEIR OCEAN HABITATS -- Oceanographic Fronts and Water Masses Important to Penguins: General Discussion -- Penguins Require High Productivity Water Masses -- Large Scale: Oceanographic Boundaries and At-sea Distributions of Penguins -- Southern Boundary of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current -- Emperor and King penguins -- Adélie and Chinstrap penguins -- Antarctic Polar Front and Subantarctic Front -- Gentoo and Yellow-eyed penguins -- Macaroni and Royal penguins -- Northern and Southern Rockhopper, Fiordland, Snares penguins -- Subtropical Front and Continental Boundary Currents -- Galápagos, Humboldt, Magellanic, African penguins -- Little penguins -- Meso- and Small-Scale Ocean Processes Facilitating Penguin Exploits -- Island wakes -- Headland wakes -- Shelves and banks -- Submarine canyons -- Shelfbreak fronts -- Marginal ice zones -- Thermo-/haloclines -- CHAPTER 4. SEA FOOD ̶ THE FISH-BIRD MENU -- General Considerations -- Diet Quality: Survival in Cold Water -- Energy density of prey -- Prey size may or may not differ by penguin size -- Prey availability -- Diet Comparison among Penguin Species -- Polar/subpolar, mesopelagic penguins -- Subpolar, demersal/benthic, continental-shelf penguins -- Temperate, upper water column, continental-insular shelf penguins -- Polar, upper water column, continental shelf/slope penguins -- Subpolar, upper water column, continental slope/pelagic penguins -- Polar, upper water column, continental slope/pelagic penguins -- CHAPTER 5. ECOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF DIET COMPOSITION -- Intraspecific Competition among Penguins -- Foraging Range is Key: General Discussion -- Penguin Species’ Central-Place Foraging Range Patterns -- Sex Differences in Foraging -- Interspecific Competition Involving Penguins -- Penguins Eat A lot! -- Competition between Penguin Species -- Competition between penguins and other seabirds -- Competition between penguins and marine mammals -- Competition between penguins and industrial fisheries -- SECTION III – THE HARDWARE OF A FISH-BIRD -- CHAPTER 6. THE SLIPPERY SHAPE,HOT AIR AND THE POWERHOUSE – HOW FISH-BIRDS SWIM -- Water – Hard Taskmaster -- The Four Forces Relevant to Penguins -- Vertical Forces – Weight and Upthrust -- Buoyancy: How Much Air Do Penguins Hold? -- Buoyancy and Bergmann’s Rule revisited -- Horizontal Forces: Drag -- The Interplay of Drag and Upthrust in Gliding Penguins -- The Drag Devil is in the Detail -- The Penguin Powerhouse -- How Penguins Swim -- The Effect of Upthrust and Body Angle on Penguin Thrust and Lift Forces -- Top Speeds; Power and Upthrust -- The Energy Costs of Swimming -- General considerations -- Specific considerations -- ’Sensible’ Swim Strategies and Costs of Transport -- Cruising speed and integrating speed with the cost of transport, -- and beyond -- CHAPTER 7. HOT PENGUINS ̶ COLD WATER -- Resting and Floating Penguins -- The Metabolic Rate of Floating Penguins -- Patterns of Heat Loss to the Sea -- Overall Body Insulation/Conductance -- The Nature of Penguin Insulation -- Active Penguins -- Activity Produces Heat -- Greater Depths Impose a Higher Heat Tax -- Consuming Prey Imposes a Heat Tax -- Embracing The Fish in the Fish-bird -- CHAPTER 8. FISH-BIRDS – THE INSIDE STORY -- Diving Physiology -- Surface issues – Uptake of oxygen -- Oxygen Management Underwater -- Role of the Air Spaces -- Gas Exchange to Body Tissues -- The Aerobic Dive Limit and Beyond -- The Importance of Size in Dive Performance -- Duration -- Depth -- Penguins Under Pressure – Beating the Squeeze and the Bends -- Barotrauma -- Beating the Bends -- A Gut Reaction in Fish-Birds -- Gastric Emptying -- Rotting Food -- The Eyes Have It -- SECTION IV – THE SOFTWARE OF FISH-BIRDS -- CHAPTER 9. EMBRACING THE DEPTHS - THE PENGUIN DIVE -- Submergence -- The time underwater – basic dive descriptors -- Dive profiles -- Dive distance-depth profiles -- Dive aspect ratios -- Horizontal dive directionality/tortuosity -- The Multifunctionality of Dives -- Basic dive types -- T-dives for travelling -- V-dives (water column assessment) -- P-dives (parabolic – prospecting with no prey capture) -- Po-dives (parabolic dives with circular trajectory) -- U-dives (depth-directed prospecting) -- W-dives/Up-dives (U-dives with prey pursuit) -- Depth Duration Effects Over Multiple Dives -- CHAPTER 10. FISH-BIRD STRATEGIES ̶ THE SEARCH FOR FICKLE PREY -- Decisions, Decisions, Decisions – How Fish-Birds Search for Prey -- Heading in the Right Direction -- Dealing with Prey Patchiness -- In-depth Considerations: -- Time-based efficiency -- Energy-based efficiency -- Superficial Considerations: Surface Pauses and Inspired Tactics -- Being Picky about Food -- Fish-Birds and Smart Strategies -- CHAPTER 11. THE FINAL SECONDS – HOW FISH-BIRDS CAPTURE PREY -- Prey Acquisition, a Departure from the Dive ‘Norm’ -- Performance Metrics for Prey Capture -- Catching Solitary Prey -- Changing buoyancy with depth affects prey capture strategies -- Prey pursuit against interfaces -- Exploiting Aggregated Prey -- Crustaceans -- Fish -- Non-corralling feeding behavior -- Clarity on Limitations of Penguin Vision -- SECTION V – PENGUINS IN A FICKLE ENVIRONMENT -- CHAPTER 12. TURNING THE TABLES – FISH-BIRDS ON THE MENU -- Basic Law of the Sea: Big Fish Eat Little Fish -- Seals as Predators -- Seals’ hunting behavior -- Penguins avoiding seals -- Fur Seals as Predators -- Sea Lions as Predators -- Killer Whales as Predators -- Sharks as Predators -- CHAPTER 13. PENGUINS ADJUSTING TO A CHANGING OCEAN -- Penguins Have Always Been Challenged by a Changing Ocean -- Prehistoric response to a changing ocean -- Possible prehistoric changes to penguins’ food web -- The Anthropocene: How will Penguins Cope, Now Also Dealing with Humans? -- Response to long-term climate change -- Response to short-term ocean climate variation -- Response to marine pollution -- CHAPTER 14. NOT FORGETTING ̶ -- The Social Side - Behavior and Communication at Sea -- Penguin flock fusion/cohesion -- Penguin flock fission/fragmentation -- Navigation -- Long range -- Medium to short-range -- Understanding the Daily ‘Wash’ -- Air flux in diving penguins, an aspect of ‘washing’ -- Are Auks Really ‘Northern Penguins’? -- Research Tags – the Flip Side for Evolutionarily-Honed Fish-Birds -- SECTION VI -- CHAPTER 15. PENGUINS ̶ WHY THE HYPE? -- Sources of Hype -- Us -- Many people -- Researchers -- The Transition -- The fascination of species -- Beyond the transition -- Role in Ecosystems -- Biomimicry -- Our Last Word. |
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Ainley David G
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Bioactive Compounds Extraction from Marine Resources and Wastes / / edited by J. Basilio Heredia, Erick Paul Gutiérrez-Grijalva, Luis Angel Cabanillas-Bojórquez
| Bioactive Compounds Extraction from Marine Resources and Wastes / / edited by J. Basilio Heredia, Erick Paul Gutiérrez-Grijalva, Luis Angel Cabanillas-Bojórquez |
| Autore | Heredia J. Basilio |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2025.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2025 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (399 pages) |
| Disciplina |
577.6
577.7 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Gutiérrez-GrijalvaErick Paul
Cabanillas-BojórquezLuis Angel |
| Collana | Interdisciplinary Biotechnological Advances |
| Soggetto topico |
Freshwater ecology
Marine ecology Applied ecology Biodiversity Bioremediation Ecology Evolution (Biology) Food science Freshwater and Marine Ecology Applied Ecology Environmental Biotechnology Evolutionary Ecology Food Science |
| ISBN |
9789819612536
9819612535 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Global Market of Bioactive and Functional Compounds from Marine Resources and Wastes -- Chapter 3. Biotechnology Strategies for Bioactive Compound Extraction -- Chapter 4. Bioactive Compounds Extraction from Marine Animals by Biotechnology Process -- Chapter 5. Bioactive Compounds Extraction from Microalgae by Biotechnological Processes -- Chapter 6. Bioactive Compounds Extraction from Seaweed by Biotechnology Process -- Chapter 7. Bioactive Compounds Extraction from Marine Microorganisms by Fermentation -- Chapter 8. Bioactive Compounds Extraction from Fish Waste by Biotechnological Process -- Chapter 9. Bioactive Compounds Extraction from Crustacean Waste by Biotechnology Process -- Chapter 10. Bioactive Compounds Extraction from Other Marine Wastes by Biotechnology Process -- Chapter 11. Marine Collagens and Novel Insights in their Sustainable Extraction -- Chapter 12. Future Perspectives. |
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Biotectonics of Neotropical Transition Zones / / by Lize Hermógenes de Mendonça, Bernard Michaux, Malte C. Ebach
| Biotectonics of Neotropical Transition Zones / / by Lize Hermógenes de Mendonça, Bernard Michaux, Malte C. Ebach |
| Autore | Hermógenes de Mendonça Lize |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2024.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (83 pages) |
| Disciplina |
577
576.8 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MichauxBernard
EbachMalte C |
| Collana | SpringerBriefs in Evolutionary Biology |
| Soggetto topico |
Ecology
Evolution (Biology) Geology Bioclimatology Plant ecology Evolutionary Ecology Climate Change Ecology Plant Ecology |
| ISBN | 9783031801624 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | A History of Transition Zones in Biogeographical Classification -- Impact Tectonics and Transition Zones: The Caribbean -- The South American Transition Zone -- Synthesis. |
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Ecology and Evolution of Plant-Herbivore Interactions on Islands / / edited by Xoaquín Moreira, Luis Abdala-Roberts
| Ecology and Evolution of Plant-Herbivore Interactions on Islands / / edited by Xoaquín Moreira, Luis Abdala-Roberts |
| Autore | Moreira Xoaquín |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2024.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (248 pages) |
| Disciplina | 580 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Abdala-RobertsLuis |
| Collana | Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis |
| Soggetto topico |
Botany
Zoology Plant ecology Evolution (Biology) Ecology Plant Science Plant Ecology Evolutionary Biology Evolutionary Ecology |
| ISBN |
9783031478147
3031478142 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Ecology and Evolution of Plant-Herbivore Interactions on Islands -- Part I. Plant Defences -- Chapter 2. Spinescence and the Island Plant Defense Syndrome -- Chapter 3. The Consequences of Species Extinctions and Introductions for Plant−Frugivore Interactions on Islands -- Chapter 4. Leaf Traits Linked to Herbivory in Lineages with Mediterranean-Macaronesian Distributions: Does an Island Syndrome in Plant Defence Exist? -- Chapter 5. The Loss (and Gain) of Defensive Adaptations in Island Plants and Animals: A Comparative Review -- Part II. Plant-Herbivore Interactions -- Chapter 6. Impact of Non-Native Mammalian Herbivores on Insular Plant Communities in the Canary and Balearic Islands -- Chapter 7. Potential Benefits of Mammalian Herbivores on Insular Systems: The Case of Goats on Mediterranean Islands -- Chapter 8. Ecology and Evolution of Plant-Enemy Interactions During Early Colonization: Messages from a Land-Rising Archipelago -- Chapter 9. Island Features and Abiotic Factors as Drivers of Insect Leaf Herbivory on Islands -- Part III. Tritrophic Interactions -- Chapter 10. Food Web Dynamics on Bahamian Islands -- Chapter 11. Impact of Predators on Arthropod Herbivores and Herbivory along Mountain Ranges on Islands Versus Mainland -- Chapter 12. Pest Control in Coffee: A Tri-Trophic Comparison Between a Mainland and an Island Agroecosystem. |
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Moreira Xoaquín
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Emerging Viruses in Latin America : Contemporary Virology / / edited by Flor H. Pujol, Alberto E. Paniz-Mondolfi
| Emerging Viruses in Latin America : Contemporary Virology / / edited by Flor H. Pujol, Alberto E. Paniz-Mondolfi |
| Autore | Pujol Flor H |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2024.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (358 pages) |
| Disciplina |
579.2
616.96 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Paniz-MondolfiAlberto E |
| Collana | The Latin American Studies Book Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Virology
Public health Ecology Evolution (Biology) Earth sciences Geography Public Health Evolutionary Ecology Earth and Environmental Sciences Regional Geography |
| ISBN |
9783031684197
3031684192 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1 Deforestation and Spillover of Zoonotic Viruses in South America -- 2 Public Health Importance of Hantavirus Hemorrhagic Fevers in Colombia and South America -- 3 Phylogenetics, Eco-epidemiology and Evolution of Orthohantaviruses in Venezuela -- 4 Endemic Arenaviruses in Latin America -- 5 Mayaro Virus in the Americas -- 6 Oropouche Fever, a Growing Threat in Latin America -- 7 How Latin America Faced the SARS-CoV-2 Variants? -- 8 SARS-CoV-2 Phylogenomics -- 9 COVID-19 in Latin America -- 10 HIV-1-based SARS-CoV-2 Pseudotyped Virus to Determine Neutralizing Antibody Titers in Chile -- 11 Synthetic Peptides as a Strategy for the Development of Diagnostic Systems to Face New Virus Pandemics -- 12 Exploring the Protein-Protein Interactions, Traffic and Functions of the Dengue Virus Non-structural 1 (NS1) Protein in the Vector Mosquito -- 13 Drug Repositioning as an Antiviral Strategy Against Emerging Viruses -- 14 Molecular Biology of Caliciviruses. |
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Pujol Flor H
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The Equids : A Suite of Splendid Species / / edited by Herbert H. T. Prins, Iain J. Gordon
| The Equids : A Suite of Splendid Species / / edited by Herbert H. T. Prins, Iain J. Gordon |
| Autore | Prins Herbert H. T |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (437 pages) |
| Disciplina | 599.665138 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GordonIain J |
| Collana | Fascinating Life Sciences |
| Soggetto topico |
Grassland ecology
Zoology Ecology Evolution (Biology) Physiology Grassland Ecology Evolutionary Ecology |
| ISBN | 3-031-27144-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Are Equids Evolutionary Dead Ends? -- Chapter 2. Evolutionary Radiation of Equids -- Chapter 3. The Miocene Browsing Horses: Another Way to Be a Successful Large Equid -- Chapter 4. Why There Are No Modern Equids Living in Tropical Lowland Rainforests -- Chapter 5. Evolution of Equid Body Size -- Chapter 6. Forage Consumption and Digestion in the Modern Equids -- Chapter 7. Revisiting the Jarman-Bell Principle -- Chapter 8. Equid Adaptations to Cold Environments -- Chapter 9. Adaptations to Hot Environments -- Chapter 10. Diseases and the Distributions of Wild and Domestic Equids -- Chapter 11. How Equids Cope with Macroparasites -- Chapter 12. Equids and Predators -- Chapter 13. Evolution of the Equid Limb -- Chapter 14. On Humanity and Equids: Ecologies, Trajectories, and Relationships -- Chapter 15. Conclusion – A New Story of the Modern Equids. |
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Prins Herbert H. T
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The National Parks of Indonesia / / by Jatna Supriatna, Chris Margules
| The National Parks of Indonesia / / by Jatna Supriatna, Chris Margules |
| Autore | Supriatna Jatna |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2025.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2025 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (404 pages) |
| Disciplina | 333.7809598 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MargulesChris |
| Soggetto topico |
Animal welfare - Moral and ethical aspects
Physiology Ecology Evolution (Biology) Human evolution Anthropology Animal Ethics Animal Physiology Evolutionary Ecology Evolutionary Anthropology |
| ISBN | 9783031766381 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Sumatra -- Java and Bali -- Kalimantan -- Nusa Tenggara -- Sulawesi -- Maluku (Molucca) -- Papua. |
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Supriatna Jatna
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Neotropical Gradients and Their Analysis / / edited by Randall W. Myster
| Neotropical Gradients and Their Analysis / / edited by Randall W. Myster |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XVII, 468 p. 114 illus., 84 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina |
577.82
577.8098 |
| Soggetto topico |
Ecology
Evolution (Biology) Ecology - Methodology Biodiversity Biotic communities Population biology Evolutionary Ecology Ecological Modelling Community and Population Ecology |
| ISBN | 3-031-22848-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction. Randall W. Myster -- 2. Mountain gradients in the Neotropics, a bracken fern perspective. Jorge Luis Avila Nuñez, Maria Pia Calcagno-Pissarelli, Miguel E. Alonso-Amelot -- 3. Effects of agricultural expansion on lotic benthic macroinvertebrate communities: a review and case study from Brazil. Elaine C. Corrêa and Ryan M. Utz -- 4. Plant competition across topographic gradients in Neotropical Cerrado savannas: an isotopic approach. Davi R. Rossatto and Augusto C. Franco -- 5. Diversity of aquatic macroinvertebrates along altitudinal gradients in Colombian. Cesar E. Tamaris-Turizo, Gabriel A. Pinilla-A and Juan D. González-Trujillo -- 6. Intraspecific trait variability of emblematic grass and tree species from Venezuelan savannas across extended physical gradients. Zdravko Baruch -- 7. Latitudinal trends in scorpion assemblages of Brazilian Atlantic Forest: do the Rapoport’s and Bergmann’s rules apply? André F.A. Lira, Alessandra R.S. Andrade and Stênio I.A. Foerster -- 8. Species diversity of three faunal communities along a successional cloud forest gradient. Juan Manuel Díaz-García, Fabiola López-Barrera, Eduardo Pineda, Jorge Valenzuela-González and Adriana Sandoval-Comte -- -- 9. Ecohydrological gradient in Neotropical montane ecosystems: From tropical montane forests to glacier. Conrado Tobón, Erick Castro, and Jorge Luís Ceballos -- 10. Communities of small terrestrial arthropods change rapidly along a Costa Rican elevation gradient. M. Alex Smith, Connor Warne, Kate Pare, Sarah Dolson, Elyssa Loewen, Kelsey Jones, Megan McPhee, Lauren Stitt, Lauren Janke, Rebecca M. Smith, Heather Coatsworth, Alexandre M. M. C. Loureiro, Angel Solis, Carlos F. Viquez, Josephine Rodriguez, Jose Fernandez-Triana, Michael J. Sharkey, James Whitfield, Alejandro Masís, María Marta Chavarría, Roger Blanco, Felipe Chavarria, Eugenie Phillips-Rodríguez, Roberto Fernández, Dunia Garcia, Guillermo Pereira, Harry Ramirez, Manuel Pereira, Winnie Hallwachs and Daniel H. Janzen -- 11 Neotropical gradients of insect groups in Brazilian mountains. Lucas Neves Perillo, Frederico de Siqueira Neves, Flávio Siqueira de Castro and Ricardo Ribeiro de Castro Solar -- 12. Altitudinal Pattern of Soil Organic Carbon and Nutrients in a Tropical Forest in Puerto Rico. Dingfang Chen, Mei Yu, Grizelle González, Qiong Gao -- 13. Elevational and latitudinal species richness patterns of dung beetles in North and South America and the role played by historical factors. Jorge M. Lobo and José Gutiérrez -- 14. Diversity patterns of vascular plant groups along gradients of elevation and disturbance in Mexico. Jorge A. Gómez-Díaz, Alma P. Bautista-Bello, César I. Carvajal-Hernández, Valeria Guzmán-Jacob, María Leticia Monge-González and Thorsten Krömer -- 15 Gradients and the Structure of Neotropical Metacommunities: Effects of Disturbance -- Elevation, Landscape Structure, and Biogeography. Steven J. Presley, Michael R. Willig -- 16. Socioecological gradients: contesting traditional ecoclines to explain the high biocultural diversity of the Andean verdant. Fausto Sarmiento, Andreas Haller, Domenico Branca, Christiam Aguirre, Vladimir Kremsa, Carla Marchant, Masahito Yoshida -- 17. Conclusions, synthesis and future directions. Randall W. Myster. |
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Self-Recognition in Fish : Exploring the Mind in Animals / / by Masanori Kohda, Shumpei Sogawa
| Self-Recognition in Fish : Exploring the Mind in Animals / / by Masanori Kohda, Shumpei Sogawa |
| Autore | Kohda Masanori |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2025.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2025 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XVI, 206 p. 34 illus.) |
| Disciplina |
156
591.513 |
| Soggetto topico |
Cognition in animals
Animal culture Ecology Animal behavior Evolution (Biology) Zoology Animal Cognition Animal Science Behavioral Ecology Evolutionary Ecology |
| ISBN | 981-9671-63-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Fish Brains aren’t Primitive, After All -- Chapter 2. Fish, Too, Recognize Others by Face -- Chapter 3. History of Research into Animals’ Mirror Self-Recognition -- Chapter 4. First Successful Experiment on Fish MSR -- Chapter 5. How the World Received Our Published Paper -- Chapter 6. Do Fish Recognize Their Mirror Images as Itself via Face-Recognition Like Humans? -- Chapter 7. Fishes’ Meta Self-awareness and Issues Related to MSR -- Chapter 8. When Exactly Do Cleaner Wrasse Recognize The Mirror Image As The Self? -- Chapter 9. Study of Eureka-Moments in Fish -- Chapter 10. Epilogue and future perspectives. |
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