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Animal beauty : on the evolution of biological aesthetics / / Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard ; illustrated by Suse Grützmacher ; translated by Jonathan Howard
| Animal beauty : on the evolution of biological aesthetics / / Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard ; illustrated by Suse Grützmacher ; translated by Jonathan Howard |
| Autore | Nüsslein-Volhard C (Christiane) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : The MIT Press, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (123 pages) |
| Disciplina | 576.8 |
| Soggetto topico |
Evolution (Biology)
Nature (Aesthetics) Sexual selection in animals |
| ISBN | 0-262-35335-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part 1: Evolution and aesthetics -- Evolution -- Beauty -- Ornament -- Aesthetics -- Communication -- Pattern recognition -- Part 2: The development of colors and patterns -- Colors -- Skin -- Making patterns -- Pigment cells -- Zebrafish -- Evolution of beauty. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793429303321 |
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| Cambridge : , : The MIT Press, , 2019 | ||
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Animal beauty : on the evolution of biological aesthetics / / Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard ; illustrated by Suse Grützmacher ; translated by Jonathan Howard
| Animal beauty : on the evolution of biological aesthetics / / Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard ; illustrated by Suse Grützmacher ; translated by Jonathan Howard |
| Autore | Nüsslein-Volhard C (Christiane) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : The MIT Press, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (123 pages) |
| Disciplina | 576.8 |
| Soggetto topico |
Evolution (Biology)
Nature (Aesthetics) Sexual selection in animals |
| ISBN | 0-262-35335-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part 1: Evolution and aesthetics -- Evolution -- Beauty -- Ornament -- Aesthetics -- Communication -- Pattern recognition -- Part 2: The development of colors and patterns -- Colors -- Skin -- Making patterns -- Pigment cells -- Zebrafish -- Evolution of beauty. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826005903321 |
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| Cambridge : , : The MIT Press, , 2019 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Darwin's pharmacy [[electronic resource] ] : sex, plants, and the evolution of the noosphere / / Richard M. Doyle
| Darwin's pharmacy [[electronic resource] ] : sex, plants, and the evolution of the noosphere / / Richard M. Doyle |
| Autore | Doyle Richard <1963-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Seattle, Wash., : University of Washington Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
| Disciplina | 570.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Biology - Philosophy
Gaia hypothesis Biosphere Hallucinogenic plants - Psychic aspects Hallucinogenic drugs - Psychological aspects Consciousness Sexual selection in animals Rhetoric - Philosophy |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-295-80300-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: Glimpsing the Peacock Angel""; ""1 The Flowers of Perception: Trip Reports, Stigmergy, and the Nth Person Plural""; ""2 Rhetorical Mycelium: Psychedelics as Eloquence Adjuncts?""; ""3 Rhetorical Adjuncts and the Evolution of Rhetoric: Darwin's Impassioned Speech""; ""4 LSDNA: Creative Problem Solving, Consciousness Expansion, and the Emergence of Biotechnolog""; ""5 Hyperbolic: Divining Ayahuasca""; ""6 The Transgenic Involution""; ""7 From Zero to One: Metaprogramming Noise, with Special Reference to Plant Intelligence""
""Epilogue: In Darwin's Dreams""""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457825803321 |
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Doyle Richard <1963->
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| Seattle, Wash., : University of Washington Press, c2011 | ||
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Darwin's pharmacy [[electronic resource] ] : sex, plants, and the evolution of the noosphere / / Richard M. Doyle
| Darwin's pharmacy [[electronic resource] ] : sex, plants, and the evolution of the noosphere / / Richard M. Doyle |
| Autore | Doyle Richard <1963-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Seattle, Wash., : University of Washington Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
| Disciplina | 570.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Biology - Philosophy
Gaia hypothesis Biosphere Hallucinogenic plants - Psychic aspects Hallucinogenic drugs - Psychological aspects Consciousness Sexual selection in animals Rhetoric - Philosophy |
| ISBN | 0-295-80300-2 |
| Classificazione | SCI027000SCI029000LAN015000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: Glimpsing the Peacock Angel""; ""1 The Flowers of Perception: Trip Reports, Stigmergy, and the Nth Person Plural""; ""2 Rhetorical Mycelium: Psychedelics as Eloquence Adjuncts?""; ""3 Rhetorical Adjuncts and the Evolution of Rhetoric: Darwin's Impassioned Speech""; ""4 LSDNA: Creative Problem Solving, Consciousness Expansion, and the Emergence of Biotechnolog""; ""5 Hyperbolic: Divining Ayahuasca""; ""6 The Transgenic Involution""; ""7 From Zero to One: Metaprogramming Noise, with Special Reference to Plant Intelligence""
""Epilogue: In Darwin's Dreams""""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781989803321 |
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Doyle Richard <1963->
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| Seattle, Wash., : University of Washington Press, c2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Darwin's pharmacy : sex, plants, and the evolution of the noosphere / / Richard M. Doyle
| Darwin's pharmacy : sex, plants, and the evolution of the noosphere / / Richard M. Doyle |
| Autore | Doyle Richard <1963-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Seattle, Wash., : University of Washington Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
| Disciplina | 570.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Biology - Philosophy
Gaia hypothesis Biosphere Hallucinogenic plants - Psychic aspects Hallucinogenic drugs - Psychological aspects Consciousness Sexual selection in animals Rhetoric - Philosophy |
| ISBN | 0-295-80300-2 |
| Classificazione | SCI027000SCI029000LAN015000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: Glimpsing the Peacock Angel""; ""1 The Flowers of Perception: Trip Reports, Stigmergy, and the Nth Person Plural""; ""2 Rhetorical Mycelium: Psychedelics as Eloquence Adjuncts?""; ""3 Rhetorical Adjuncts and the Evolution of Rhetoric: Darwin's Impassioned Speech""; ""4 LSDNA: Creative Problem Solving, Consciousness Expansion, and the Emergence of Biotechnolog""; ""5 Hyperbolic: Divining Ayahuasca""; ""6 The Transgenic Involution""; ""7 From Zero to One: Metaprogramming Noise, with Special Reference to Plant Intelligence""
""Epilogue: In Darwin's Dreams""""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820785403321 |
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Doyle Richard <1963->
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| Seattle, Wash., : University of Washington Press, c2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Evolutionary perspectives on pregnancy / / John C. Avise ; animal drawings by Trudy Nicholson
| Evolutionary perspectives on pregnancy / / John C. Avise ; animal drawings by Trudy Nicholson |
| Autore | Avise John C. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (347 p.) |
| Disciplina | 573.66 |
| Soggetto topico |
Pregnancy in animals
Vertebrates - Reproduction Invertebrates - Reproduction Sexual selection in animals Evolution (Biology) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-231-53145-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- PART I. Distribution and Diversity of Pregnancy -- CHAPTER ONE. One Generation Inside Another -- CHAPTER TWO. Vertebrate Live- Bearers: The Borne and the Born -- CHAPTER THREE. Vertebrate Alternatives to Standard Pregnancy -- CHAPTER FOUR. Nonvertebrate Brooders -- CHAPTER FIVE Human Pregnancy in Mythology and in Real Life -- PART II. Evolutionary Ramifications of Pregnancy -- CHAPTER SIX. Natural Selection During Mammalian Pregnancy -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Sexual Selection and Piscine Pregnancy -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Pregnancy in a Comparative Light -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Molecular - Genetic Parentage Analysis -- Glossary -- Reference S Cited -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462828803321 |
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Avise John C.
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| New York : , : Columbia University Press, , [2013] | ||
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Evolutionary perspectives on pregnancy / / John C. Avise ; animal drawings by Trudy Nicholson
| Evolutionary perspectives on pregnancy / / John C. Avise ; animal drawings by Trudy Nicholson |
| Autore | Avise John C. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (347 p.) |
| Disciplina | 573.66 |
| Soggetto topico |
Pregnancy in animals
Vertebrates - Reproduction Invertebrates - Reproduction Sexual selection in animals Evolution (Biology) |
| ISBN | 0-231-53145-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- PART I. Distribution and Diversity of Pregnancy -- CHAPTER ONE. One Generation Inside Another -- CHAPTER TWO. Vertebrate Live- Bearers: The Borne and the Born -- CHAPTER THREE. Vertebrate Alternatives to Standard Pregnancy -- CHAPTER FOUR. Nonvertebrate Brooders -- CHAPTER FIVE Human Pregnancy in Mythology and in Real Life -- PART II. Evolutionary Ramifications of Pregnancy -- CHAPTER SIX. Natural Selection During Mammalian Pregnancy -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Sexual Selection and Piscine Pregnancy -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Pregnancy in a Comparative Light -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Molecular - Genetic Parentage Analysis -- Glossary -- Reference S Cited -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786052203321 |
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Avise John C.
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| New York : , : Columbia University Press, , [2013] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Evolutionary perspectives on pregnancy / / John C. Avise ; animal drawings by Trudy Nicholson
| Evolutionary perspectives on pregnancy / / John C. Avise ; animal drawings by Trudy Nicholson |
| Autore | Avise John C. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (347 p.) |
| Disciplina | 573.66 |
| Soggetto topico |
Pregnancy in animals
Vertebrates - Reproduction Invertebrates - Reproduction Sexual selection in animals Evolution (Biology) |
| ISBN | 0-231-53145-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- PART I. Distribution and Diversity of Pregnancy -- CHAPTER ONE. One Generation Inside Another -- CHAPTER TWO. Vertebrate Live- Bearers: The Borne and the Born -- CHAPTER THREE. Vertebrate Alternatives to Standard Pregnancy -- CHAPTER FOUR. Nonvertebrate Brooders -- CHAPTER FIVE Human Pregnancy in Mythology and in Real Life -- PART II. Evolutionary Ramifications of Pregnancy -- CHAPTER SIX. Natural Selection During Mammalian Pregnancy -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Sexual Selection and Piscine Pregnancy -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Pregnancy in a Comparative Light -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Molecular - Genetic Parentage Analysis -- Glossary -- Reference S Cited -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822561003321 |
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Avise John C.
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| New York : , : Columbia University Press, , [2013] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The female turn : how evolutionary science shifted perceptions about females / / Malin Ah-King
| The female turn : how evolutionary science shifted perceptions about females / / Malin Ah-King |
| Autore | Ah-King Malin |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2022.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2023] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (332 pages) |
| Disciplina | 591.562 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sexual selection in animals
Females - Physiology |
| ISBN |
9789811971617
9789811971600 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. An early female turn in primate research -- Chapter 3. Turning appreciation of female choice -- Chapter 4. A female turn in bird research -- Chapter 5. Shifting perceptions about female insects, snakes, frogs, lizards, fishes and spiders -- Chapter 6. Sexual selection after mating: turning perceptions of female agency -- Chapter 7. Conclusions: An Epistemology of Ignorance in Sexual Selection. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910640385003321 |
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Ah-King Malin
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| Singapore : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2023] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Genotype-by-environment interactions and sexual selection / / edited by John Hunt and David Hosken
| Genotype-by-environment interactions and sexual selection / / edited by John Hunt and David Hosken |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England ; ; Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (373 p.) |
| Disciplina | 591.56/2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sexual selection in animals
Genotype-environment interaction |
| ISBN |
1-118-91262-4
1-118-91259-4 1-118-91261-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; About the Companion Website; Part I Introduction and Theoretical Concepts; Chapter 1 Genotype-by-Environment Interactions and Sexual Selection: Female Choice in a Complex World; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Classical female choice; 1.3 The instability of ""good genes'''' when male quality is a complex trait; 1.3.1 Additive effects of genes on genotypic value; 1.3.2 Genotype-by-environment interaction; 1.3.3 Gene-by-gene interaction; 1.3.4 Indirect genetic effects sensu quantitative genetics; 1.4 Discussion; Acknowledgments
ReferencesChapter 2 GEIs when Information Transfer is Uncertain or Incomplete; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Lewontin''s ""very annoying conclusions''''; 2.3 Ignorance, uncertainty, and information; 2.4 Information and fitness; 2.5 Bayesian Statistical Decision Theory; 2.6 Discrimination and selection: the signal detection perspective; 2.7 Search, discrimination, and mate choice by female pied flycatchers; 2.8 Optimal search and the marginal value of additional information; 2.9 Biological signaling theory; 2.10 GEIs in condition, signals, and preferences; 2.11 Conclusions; References Chapter 3 Local Adaptation and the Evolution of Female Choice3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Jekyll and Hyde nature of GEIs; 3.3 The model; 3.3.1 Overview; 3.3.2 Initialization phase; 3.3.3 Dispersal; 3.3.4 Determination of condition and viability selection; 3.3.5 Breeding; 3.3.6 Mutation; 3.4 Less local adaptation, more female choice!; 3.5 Can we generalize?; 3.6 GEIs often maintain costly choice in a suitably variable world; 3.7 Insights from the model; 3.8 Prospects for empirical work; 3.9 Prospects for theoretical work; 3.10 Conclusions; References Chapter 4 Genotype-by-Environment Interactions when the Social Environment Contains Genes4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Modeling genotype-by-social environment interactions; 4.2.1 A simple GEI model when the environment is abiotic; 4.2.2 A simple model for gene interactions; 4.2.3 A simple GSEI model; 4.2.4 Summary; 4.3 Measuring genotype by social environment interactions; 4.4 Empirical evidence for genotype by social environment interactions; 4.5 Future directions; Acknowledgments; References; Part II Practical Issues for Measuring GEIs Chapter 5 Quantifying Genotype-by-Environment Interactions in Laboratory Systems5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Two perspectives on phenotypic plasticity; 5.2.1 The character state approach; 5.2.2 Norm of reaction approach; 5.3 Breeding designs to detect and estimate G x E; 5.3.1 Common garden; 5.3.2 Clones; 5.3.3 Inbred lines; 5.3.4 Isofemale lines; 5.3.5 Conventional breeding designs; 5.3.6 ""Unconventional'''' pedigree designs; 5.3.7 Selection experiments; 5.4 Statistical methodologies; 5.4.1 Mixed-model analysis of variance; 5.4.2 Linear mixed effect model; 5.4.3 The animal model 5.4.4 Individually fitted functions |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910132343303321 |
| Oxford, England ; ; Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2014 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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