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American and Australasian Marsupials : An Evolutionary, Biogeographical, and Ecological Approach / / edited by Nilton C. Cáceres, Christopher R. Dickman
| American and Australasian Marsupials : An Evolutionary, Biogeographical, and Ecological Approach / / edited by Nilton C. Cáceres, Christopher R. Dickman |
| Autore | Cáceres Nilton C |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1648 pages) |
| Disciplina |
576.8
599.2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | DickmanChristopher R |
| Soggetto topico |
Evolution (Biology)
Ecology Vertebrates Animal behavior Evolutionary Biology Vertebrate Zoology Behavioral Ecology |
| ISBN | 3-031-08419-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Section I. Evolution and Diversification: Checklist of New World Marsupials -- Taxonomy and Diversity of Living New World Marsupials -- Cenozoic Metatherian Evolution in the Americas -- Paleogene Metatherians from the Itaboraí Basin: Diversity, Affinities, and Paleobiogegraphic Context.-Postweaning Skull Growth in Living American and Australasian Marsupials: Allometry and Evolution -- Evolutionary Diversification of Skull Morphology in Faunivorous Marsupials: A Comparison between the American and the Australasian Lineages -- Morphology, Form and Function in Didelphid Marsupials -- Hair Microstructure Diversification in Neotropical Marsupials: the Roles of Phylogenetic Signal and Adaptation -- Patterns of Phenotypic Evolution and Diversification in the Short-Tailed Opossum Genus Monodelphis -- Section II. Biogeography: From Bergmann’s to Cope’s rules: An Overview on the Trait Variation in New World Marsupials -- A Macroevolutionary Approach to Study the Age-Area Relationships for the New World Marsupials -- An Overview of Species Richness and Beta Diversity Patterns of New World Marsupials -- Diversification of the Didelphid Marsupials of South America. -- Diversity and Endemism of Marsupials in the Guiana Region (northeastern Amazonia) -- Diversity, Endemism, and Biogeographical History of Marsupials from the South American “Dry Diagonal” -- Spatial Patterns and Drivers of Species Richness and Endemism of Marsupials in the Atlantic Forest in eastern South America -- Section III. Ecology: Population Dynamics of Neotropical Marsupials -- More than Semelparity or Iteroparity: Diversity of Reproductive Strategies in New World Marsupials -- Movement Patterns, Habitat Selection, and Home Range of New World Marsupials -- Positional Behavior and Locomotor Performance of New World Marsupials: Links with Habitat and Substrate Use -- Food Habits of New World Marsupials -- Feeding Patterns of Marsupials in a Neotropical Savanna: Intra- and Interspecific Diet Variation and Seasonal Patterns -- Activity Patterns of New World Marsupials -- IV. Conservation -- Conservation Biogeography of Living New World marsupials (Didelphimorphia, Microbiotheria, and Paucituberculata). -- Effects of Habitat Loss and Fragmentation on Assemblages, Populations, and Individuals of New World marsupials.-. Effects of Habitat Loss and Fragmentation per se in Didelphid Marsupials of the Atlantic Forest -- Left Out of the Pouch: Marsupials and the Coverage Provided by Protected Areas in Brazil.-. Unraveling Human-Wildlife Interactions in Urban Areas: the Case of Didelphis aurita in a Large Metropolis -- Habitat Loss, Fragmentation, and Transformation are threatening a Relict Marsupial from Southern South American Temperate Rainforests -- Concluding Remarks. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910734890303321 |
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Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 15 / / edited by Benoist Schaal, Diane Rekow, Matthieu Keller, Fabrice Damon
| Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 15 / / edited by Benoist Schaal, Diane Rekow, Matthieu Keller, Fabrice Damon |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (511 pages) |
| Disciplina | 573.87716 |
| Soggetto topico |
Vertebrates
Molecular ecology Biochemistry Applied ecology Vertebrate Zoology Molecular Ecology Chemical Biology Applied Ecology |
| ISBN | 3-031-35159-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part I - Methods from chemistry to memory and honesty -- From Swab to Spectrum: A Comprehensive Guide to Optimizing Simple GC-MS Analysis of Mammalian Odorants -- Development of a one-day test of olfactory learning and memory in mice -- Putting a Price on Honesty: Methods to Evaluate the Costs of Olfactory Signalling -- Part II - Intraspecific communication in non-human vertebrates -- Chemical Communication and Semiochemical Recognition in Frogs – From Eggs to Adults -- Chemical Communication and Semiochemical Recognition in Frogs – From Eggs to Adults -- A gull species discriminates MHC-II using odor cues -- Exploration of olfactory communication in the water vole (Arvicola terrestris) -- Detection of Buck Olfactory Pheromones by Goats: a Calcium Imaging Approach -- The Use of Excretion- and Secretion-based Scent Communication in European Badgers (Meles meles) -- Scent Communication between Males and Estrous females in Domestic Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) -- Olfaction-mediated Pathogen Avoidance in Mammals -- Part III - Human chemocommunication -- Smelling the basis of social connectedness: Chemosensory communication in humans -- Handshaking and handsmelling: On the potential role of handshake greeting in human olfactory communication -- Part IV - Development -- Early olfactory learning in mammals: A case of imprinting? -- Can prenatal or neonatal exposure to chemosensory variety orient the development of personality? Exploratory investigations in mice -- Does the rabbit mammary pheromone attract newborns to maternal faeces? A new potential function of the suckling chemosignal -- Tips from the nose: Odor-driven visual categorization in the developing human brain -- Part V - Interspecific communication -- Specific antipredatory response of Leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius) to the smell of shed snakeskin -- Reactions of free-ranging African carnivores to single components of carnivore odours: Evidence that mammalian semiochemicals are not all irreducibly complex -- Chemical Pest Defense by the Innate Response to Silver Vine and Catnip Plants in the domestic Cat -- Part VI - Applications -- Canine detection of cancer in humans - expectations vs. reality -- Chemical Communication and Elephant Conservation: Examining Chili Pepper Deterrent Fences -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910751396603321 |
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Mexican Fauna in the Anthropocene / / edited by Robert W. Jones, C. Patricia Ornelas-García, Rubén Pineda-López, Fernando Álvarez
| Mexican Fauna in the Anthropocene / / edited by Robert W. Jones, C. Patricia Ornelas-García, Rubén Pineda-López, Fernando Álvarez |
| Autore | Jones Robert W (Robert William), <1884-1951, > |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (593 pages) |
| Disciplina |
591.972
333.9540972 |
| Soggetto topico |
Biodiversity
Biotic communities Conservation biology Ecology Vertebrates Invertebrates Ecosystems Conservation Biology Vertebrate Zoology Invertebrate Zoology |
| ISBN | 3-031-17277-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1.1 General Introduction Principal -- 2. Zoloogical Groups -- 2.1 Arachnids -- 2.2 Insects: Migrants, endemics, and old to new pests -- 2.3 Freshwater decapod crustaceans: the challenges of documenting and preserving a very diverse fauna -- 2.4 Mexican molluscs: In the process of a 'silent extinction' -- 2.5 Amphibians and reptiles -- 2.6 Anthropocene impacts on the Mexican freshwater fish fauna -- 2.7 Mexican avifaunas of the Anthropocene -- 2.8 Marine birds -- 2.9 Terrestrial mammals -- 2.10 Marine mammals -- 2.11Mexican bats: conservation challenges in the Anthropocene -- 3. Ecosytems -- 3.1 The impact of the growth of urban environments on Mexican fauna -- 3.2 Anchialine fauna of the Yucatan Peninsula -- 3.3 Semi-terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates and fish in mangroves in México -- 3.4 Defaunation of Mexican tropical forests3.5 Mezcal boom and extinction debts in Mexican arid ecosystems -- 3.6 Deep sea life -- 3.7 The importance of agroecosystems for the Mexican fauna -- 3.8 The salamanders of the Mexican cloud forest -- 3.9 Human effects on caves in Mexico -- 3.10 Fauna of lakes and rivers -- 3.11 Coral reef faunal assemblages in the Mexican Caribbean: assessing the cryptic biodiversity -- 4 Processes -- 4.1 Contemporary climate change impacts on Mexican fauna -- 4.2 Invasive alien species of invertebrates and fishes introduced to Mexican freshwater systems -- 4.3 Are marine fisheries sustainable? -- 4.4 Pest dynamics in Mexican forests -- 4.5 Pollination by wild and managed animal vectors -- 4.6 Social participation strategies for the conservation of Mexican fauna -- 4.7 Citizen science for deep ocean biodiversity: a crowdsourcing tool in support of conservation -- 4.8 Legal actions for the conservation of fauna. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910647395703321 |
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Jones Robert W (Robert William), <1884-1951, >
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Sustainable Goat Production in Adverse Environments: Volume I : Welfare, Health and Breeding / / edited by João Simões, Carlos Gutiérrez
| Sustainable Goat Production in Adverse Environments: Volume I : Welfare, Health and Breeding / / edited by João Simões, Carlos Gutiérrez |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXIX, 539 p. 93 illus., 74 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 630 |
| Soggetto topico |
Agriculture
Veterinary medicine Vertebrates Physiology Biodiversity Veterinary Science Vertebrate Zoology Animal Physiology |
| ISBN | 3-319-71855-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Section I Sustainability and Socio-Economic Aspects in Goat Production -- 1 Introductory -- 2 Sustainability of Local Goat Genetic Resources in the Mediterranean Region -- 3 Socio-economic Aspects of Goat Farming in Arid Environments -- 4 Innovative use of sheep and goats by women in climate smart villages in Kenya -- Section II Reproductive Strategies and Genetic Improvement -- 5 Reproductive strategies for goat production in adverse environments -- 6 Using socio-sexual stimulations for sustainable goat productions under subtropical latitudes -- 7 Genetic improvement for goat production -- 8 Threatened goat breeds from the tropics: the impact of crossbreeding using foreign goats -- Section III Goat Nutrition and Nutritional Disorders -- 9 Murciano-Granadina Goat Nutrition Including Local Feed Resources -- 10 Synergies between goat grazing and shrub biomass in mountain areas -- 11 Goat meat production in resource constrained environments and methods to improve quality and yield -- 12 Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders in Goats -- Section IV Health Management and Public Health -- 13 Major infectious diseases with impact in goat production in North Africa -- 14 Tropical diseases in goats -- 15 Haemoparasitism of Goats and Sheep -- 16 Understanding Mastitis in Goats (I): Etiophysiopathology Particularities.-17 Understanding Mastitis in Goats (II): Micro-biological Diagnosis and Somatic Cells Count -- 18 Paratuberculosis and Tuberculosis in Goats -- 20 Study of Microbiological Safety of Goat Milk Products by Meta-Analysis -- Section V Climate Change, Environmental and Nutritional Stressors, and Goat Welfare -- 21 Climate Change and Goat Agriculture Interactions in Mediterranean Region -- 22 Impact of Adverse Environmental Stress on Productive and Reproductive Performance in Osmanabadi Goats -- 23 Health and welfare of indigenous breeds of Dairy Goats in Greece -- 24 Heat Stress Effects on Water Metabolism of Goats in Harsh Environments -- Section VI Conservation Priorities of Goat Populations -- 25 Conservation and utilization of indigenous goat breeds in China -- 26 Genomics for the Improvement of Productivity and Robustness of South African Goat Breeds -- 27 Nuclear and Mitochondrial Markers Based Diversity and Population Structuring of Indian Goats -- 28 Analysis of Conservation Priorities of Goat Populations from Southwestern Europe Based on Autosomal Microsatellite Markers. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910255451603321 |
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