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. |
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Animal Behavior in the Tropics : Vertebrates / / edited by Shakunthala Sridhara, Akshay Kumar Chakravarthy, Geetha Bali, Rallapalli Ramamurthi
| Animal Behavior in the Tropics : Vertebrates / / edited by Shakunthala Sridhara, Akshay Kumar Chakravarthy, Geetha Bali, Rallapalli Ramamurthi |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2025.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2025 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXII, 502 p. 138 illus., 117 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 596 |
| Soggetto topico |
Vertebrates
Animal culture Ecology Animal behavior Vertebrate Zoology Animal Science Behavioral Ecology |
| ISBN | 981-9773-24-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Section I. General Principles Underlying Behavioural Studies in Vertebrates -- Chapter 1. Animal behaviour and Humans: Conflict, Coexistence and Conservation -- Chapter 2. Is Photography Only Advantageous for Research and Ecotourism? A Reassessment to Increase its Value in Conservation Efforts -- Chapter 3. Danio rerio: A Promising tool for Neurodegenerative Dysfunctions -- Chapter 4. Chronobiology – Circadian Rhythm and Cancer -- Chapter 5. Statistical Methods for Animal Behaviour Inference -- Section II. Exploring Behaviour in Vertebrates -- Chapter 6. Personality is the Key to Success: An Amphibian Perspective -- Chapter 7. A Global Synthesis of the Impacts of Urbanisation on Amphibians -- Chapter 8. Behavioral responses of Olive Ridley Sea Turtles, Lepidochelys olivaceace to beach Cleaning and Conservation measures off the West Coast of India -- Chapter 9. Reptile Love: Are We Treating them Humanely? -- Chapter 10. Population Studies on Pit Vipers (Reptilia: Serpentes) South Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India -- Chapter 11. Chemical Signalling while Mating in Tropical Bats -- Chapter 12. Olfactory Learning in Greater Short-Nosed Fruit Bat Cynopterus sphinx -- Chapter 13. Roosting Behaviour of Indian Flying Fox (Pteropus medius) Temminck -- Chapter 14. Synurbization in a Songbird the Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) in India -- Chapter 15. Foraging Ecology of Wintering Anatids: A Review -- Chapter 16. Migration in Tropical Birds -- Chapter 17. Urban Birds and Adaptive Behaviours -- Chapter 18. Behavioural Ecology of Larger Bandicoot Rat, Bandicota indica (Bechstein), Burrow Ecology, Social and Feeding Behaviour -- Chapter 19. Seasonal Reproductive Strategies of Indian Palm Squirrel, Funambulus pennanti: Modulation by Climate, Pineal Gland and Melatonin -- Chapter 20. Behavior and Ecology of Swamp deer (Rucervus duvaucelii duvaucelii) in Captivity in India -- Chapter 21. Behavioural Activity Patterns of Indian Spotted Chevrotain Moschiola indica (Mammalia: Tragulidae) in Captivity -- Chapter 22. Behaviour and Breeding of Himalayan Goral (Naemorhaedus goral) in Captivity -- Chapter 23. Wintering Diet Selectivity of Sloth Bear, Melursus ursinus Shaw, 1791 in dry deciduous eco-system of Gujarat, India -- Chapter 24. Social Organisation of Asian Elephants: Findings from the Kabini Elephant Population, South India -- Chapter 25. Patterns of Crop Foraging by Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in Central Kerala, India -- Chapter 26. Asiatic Lions : Behavior in the Wild and Captivity. |
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Aquaculture Ecology / / edited by Shuang-Lin Dong, Xiang-Li Tian, Qin-Feng Gao, Yun-Wei Dong
| Aquaculture Ecology / / edited by Shuang-Lin Dong, Xiang-Li Tian, Qin-Feng Gao, Yun-Wei Dong |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (581 pages) |
| Disciplina | 577.55 |
| Soggetto topico |
Ecology
Vertebrates Vertebrate Zoology |
| ISBN |
9789811954863
9789811954856 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Aquaculture ecosystems -- Productivity and carrying capacity of aquaculture waters -- Interactions between aquaculture and environment -- Growth of aquaculture animals -- Effects of cyclical fluctuation of environmental factors on aquatic organisms -- Biological control of water quality in aquaculture -- Sediment and remediation of aquaculture ponds -- Integrated aquaculture and their structure optimization -- Land based intensive aquaculture -- Pond aquaculture in waterlogged salt-alkali land -- Fish cage farming in open waters -- Health maintenance and welfare of aquaculture animals -- Sustainability of aquaculture production systems. |
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Aquatic Animal Nutrition : Plant Preparations / / by Christian E.W. Steinberg
| Aquatic Animal Nutrition : Plant Preparations / / by Christian E.W. Steinberg |
| Autore | Steinberg Christian E. W |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2024.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (536 pages) |
| Disciplina |
577.6
577.7 |
| Soggetto topico |
Freshwater ecology
Marine ecology Ecology Vertebrates Invertebrates Nutrition Freshwater and Marine Ecology Vertebrate Zoology Invertebrate Zoology |
| ISBN |
9783031709388
9783031709371 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Aquatic Animal Nutrition: Plant Preparations ‒ ‘Ever Tried. Ever Failed. Try again.’ -- Chapter 2. Medicinal Plant Survey ‒ Good for Humans, Good for Fishes! -- Chapter 3. Individual Medicinal Plants ‒ ‘Good for Humans, Good for Fishes!’ -- Chapter 4. Food and Spice Plants – Good for Humans, Good for Fishes ‒ Revisited -- Chapter 5. Fruits and Essential Oils – Good for Humans, Good for Fishes ‒ Revisited -- Chapter 6. Fermentation Residues and Miscellanies – What Else to Offer? -- Chapter 7. Macroalgae, Macrophytes, Filamentous Algae – ‘Not to Everyone’s Taste’. |
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Steinberg Christian E. W
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Aquatic Animal Nutrition : A Mechanistic Perspective from Individuals to Generations / / by Christian E. W. Steinberg
| Aquatic Animal Nutrition : A Mechanistic Perspective from Individuals to Generations / / by Christian E. W. Steinberg |
| Autore | Steinberg Christian E. W |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (490 pages) |
| Disciplina | 591.92 |
| Soggetto topico |
Freshwater ecology
Marine ecology Animal migration Biology - Technique Vertebrates Nutrition Freshwater and Marine Ecology Animal Migration Experimental Organisms Vertebrate Zoology |
| ISBN | 3-319-91767-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Introduction: ‘You Are What You Eat’ -- Chapter 2. Diets and Digestive Tracts: ‘Your Food Determines Your Intestine’ -- Chapter 3. The Intestinal Microbiota:‘Your Eating Feeds a Plethora of Guests’ and ‘This Plethora of Guests Determines Who You Are and How Well You Do’ -- Chapter 4. Dietary Restriction, Starvation, Compensatory Growth: ‘Short-Term Fasting Does Not Kill You: It Can Make You Stronger’ -- Chapter 5. Chrononutrition: ‘The Clock Makes Good Food’ -- Chapter 6. Transgeneratinal Effects: ‘Your Offspring Will Become What You Eat’ -- Chapter 7. Trophic Diversification and Speciation: ‘Your Eating Fuels Evolution’. |
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Baboon Perspectives on Early Human Ancestors : One Approach to Reconstructing Early Hominin Ecology and Behavior / / by Glenn E. King
| Baboon Perspectives on Early Human Ancestors : One Approach to Reconstructing Early Hominin Ecology and Behavior / / by Glenn E. King |
| Autore | King Glenn E |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2024.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (287 pages) |
| Disciplina | 599.938 |
| Soggetto topico |
Human evolution
Anthropology Vertebrates Animal culture Ecology Animal behavior Evolutionary psychology Evolutionary Anthropology Vertebrate Zoology Animal Science Behavioral Ecology Evolutionary Psychology |
| ISBN | 3-031-36769-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: An Introduction to Baboons and Early Hominins -- Chapter 2: Why Compare Early Hominins to Baboons? -- Chapter 3: Comparison and Criticism -- Chapter 4: Subsistence -- Chapter 5: Stresses and Dangers -- Chapter 6: Social Organization -- Chapter 7: Social Relationships of Females -- Chapter 8: Cognition -- Chapter 9: Communication -- Chapter 10: The Roots of Language. |
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King Glenn E
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Big Game of Botswana : The Tragic History of a Once Great Southern African Fauna / / by Clive Spinage
| Big Game of Botswana : The Tragic History of a Once Great Southern African Fauna / / by Clive Spinage |
| Autore | Spinage Clive |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2024.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (178 pages) |
| Disciplina | 333.9516 |
| Soggetto topico |
Conservation biology
Ecology Zoology Animal migration Biodiversity Vertebrates Applied ecology Conservation Biology Animal Migration Vertebrate Zoology Applied Ecology |
| ISBN |
9783031600333
9783031600326 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Background to Big Game -- Impressions Good and Bad -- The Hunting Holocaust -- Requiem for the Rhino -- The Elephant in Botswana -- Demise of the Kalahari’s Great Herds -- Disease and Death -- The Expiring Kalahari -- They Had in Mind their Children -- Vanished are these Glories -- Appendices. |
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Spinage Clive
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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. |
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Color Atlas of Adult Xenopus laevis : Microvasculature of Tissues and Organs / / by Alois Lametschwandtner, Bernd Minnich
| Color Atlas of Adult Xenopus laevis : Microvasculature of Tissues and Organs / / by Alois Lametschwandtner, Bernd Minnich |
| Autore | Lametschwandtner Alois |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2022.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (293 pages) |
| Disciplina | 597.8654 |
| Collana | Biomedical and Life Sciences Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Vertebrates
Anatomy, Comparative Imaging systems in biology Blood-vessels - Diseases Biology - Technique Physiology Vertebrate Zoology Animal Anatomy Biological Imaging Angiology Experimental Organisms Animal Physiology |
| ISBN | 3-031-05110-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction -- 2. Materials and Methods -- 3. Microvasculature of Xenopus Tissues and Organs. |
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Conservation Aquaculture : An Evolution-based Approach for the Production of Fish for Aquaculture-assisted Fisheries Programs / / by Douglas Tave
| Conservation Aquaculture : An Evolution-based Approach for the Production of Fish for Aquaculture-assisted Fisheries Programs / / by Douglas Tave |
| Autore | Tave Douglas |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2025.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2025 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (215 pages) |
| Disciplina |
577.6
577.7 |
| Soggetto topico |
Freshwater ecology
Marine ecology Conservation biology Ecology Vertebrates Food science Freshwater and Marine Ecology Conservation Biology Vertebrate Zoology Food Science |
| ISBN |
9783031719783
3031719786 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Aquaculture-assisted Fisheries -- Defining Conservation Aquaculture -- Captive Conservation Genetic Management -- Domestication -- Epigenetics -- Behavior -- Conservation Aquaculture Programs. |
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Tave Douglas
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