Autoecology and ecophysiology of woody shrubs and trees : concepts and applications / / edited by Ratikanta Maiti, Humberto González Rodríguez, Natalya Sergeevna Ivanova |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (456 pages) |
Disciplina | 635.976 |
Collana | THEi Wiley ebooks. |
Soggetto topico |
Woody plants
Woody plants - Physiology |
ISBN |
1-119-10447-5
1-119-10446-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Preface; Bibliography; List of contributors; Chapter 1: Background; 1.1 A definition of autoecology; 1.2 A definition of ecophysiology; 1.3 Environment; 1.4 Solar radiation; 1.5 Solar radiation and vegetation; 1.6 Light requirement of tree species; 1.7 Photomorphogenesis and photoperiodism; 1.8 Photosynthesis; 1.9 Temperature; 1.10 Water relations; 1.11 Plant nutrients; 1.12 Role of nutrients in plant life; 1.13 Plant factors; 1.14 Respiration; 1.15 Phenology and ecology; 1.16 Effect of drought stress; 1.17 Ecological plasticity; 1.18 Productivity
BibliographyPart I; Chapter 2: Autoecology; 2.1 Background; 2.2 Temperate region; 2.3 Tropical rainforest; 2.4 Semiarid and arid lands; 2.5 Alpine region; Bibliography; Chapter 3: Vegetation and biodiversity; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Climate; 3.3 Hydrology; Bibliography; Chapter 4: Case study: A trip to regions of biodiversity and rainforest in Riviera Maya; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Visit to dolphin territory, playground of dolphins; 4.3 Zones of pelicans and sea ducks; 4.4 Zones of sea dives and swimming; 4.5 Return journey through Sian Ka'an reserve forest; 4.6 Food arrangement 4.7 Visit to Chichen Itza - Merida, Yucatan Peninsula4.8 Visit to underground river, named "Cenote"; Bibliography; Chapter 5: Plant traits; 5.1 Research advances in plant traits; 5.2 Branching pattern of trees; 5.3 Tree crown architecture; 5.4 Leaf traits; 5.5 Variability in leaf canopy architecture; 5.6 Variability in leaf traits of 13 native woody species in semiarid regions of North-eastern Mexico; Bibliography; Chapter 6: Leaf traits; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Leaf anatomy; 6.3 Taxonomy; 6.4 Adaption to environments; 6.5 Leaf surface anatomy; Bibliography; Chapter 7: Wood characteristics 7.1 Introduction7.2 Different types of wood; 7.3 Wood density of a few woody species; 7.4 Wood anatomy and wood fibres; 7.5 Characterisation of wood fibres of shrubs and tree species of the Tamaulipan thornscrub, north-eastern Mexico; Bibliography; Chapter 8: Phenology; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Reproductive phenology (flowering and fruiting) of ten woody plants, north-eastern Mexico; Bibliography Chapter 9: Phenology, morphology and variability in pollen viability of four woody species (Cordia boissieri, Parkinsonia texana, P. aculeata and Leucophyllum frutescens) exposed to environmental temperature, north-eastern Mexico9.1 Background; 9.2 Pollen viability; 9.3 Methodology; 9.4 Results and discussion; 9.5 Conclusions; Bibliography; Chapter 10: Pollen biology and plant productivity: A review; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Materials, methods and scope of the study; 10.3 Elaboration of the review; 10.4 Pollen morphology; 10.5 Pollen dispersal; 10.6 Pollen germination 10.7 Pollen load, pollination and seed production |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910136780303321 |
Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Autoecology and ecophysiology of woody shrubs and trees : concepts and applications / / edited by Ratikanta Maiti, Humberto González Rodríguez, Natalya Sergeevna Ivanova |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (456 pages) |
Disciplina | 635.976 |
Collana | THEi Wiley ebooks. |
Soggetto topico |
Woody plants
Woody plants - Physiology |
ISBN |
1-119-10447-5
1-119-10446-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Preface; Bibliography; List of contributors; Chapter 1: Background; 1.1 A definition of autoecology; 1.2 A definition of ecophysiology; 1.3 Environment; 1.4 Solar radiation; 1.5 Solar radiation and vegetation; 1.6 Light requirement of tree species; 1.7 Photomorphogenesis and photoperiodism; 1.8 Photosynthesis; 1.9 Temperature; 1.10 Water relations; 1.11 Plant nutrients; 1.12 Role of nutrients in plant life; 1.13 Plant factors; 1.14 Respiration; 1.15 Phenology and ecology; 1.16 Effect of drought stress; 1.17 Ecological plasticity; 1.18 Productivity
BibliographyPart I; Chapter 2: Autoecology; 2.1 Background; 2.2 Temperate region; 2.3 Tropical rainforest; 2.4 Semiarid and arid lands; 2.5 Alpine region; Bibliography; Chapter 3: Vegetation and biodiversity; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Climate; 3.3 Hydrology; Bibliography; Chapter 4: Case study: A trip to regions of biodiversity and rainforest in Riviera Maya; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Visit to dolphin territory, playground of dolphins; 4.3 Zones of pelicans and sea ducks; 4.4 Zones of sea dives and swimming; 4.5 Return journey through Sian Ka'an reserve forest; 4.6 Food arrangement 4.7 Visit to Chichen Itza - Merida, Yucatan Peninsula4.8 Visit to underground river, named "Cenote"; Bibliography; Chapter 5: Plant traits; 5.1 Research advances in plant traits; 5.2 Branching pattern of trees; 5.3 Tree crown architecture; 5.4 Leaf traits; 5.5 Variability in leaf canopy architecture; 5.6 Variability in leaf traits of 13 native woody species in semiarid regions of North-eastern Mexico; Bibliography; Chapter 6: Leaf traits; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Leaf anatomy; 6.3 Taxonomy; 6.4 Adaption to environments; 6.5 Leaf surface anatomy; Bibliography; Chapter 7: Wood characteristics 7.1 Introduction7.2 Different types of wood; 7.3 Wood density of a few woody species; 7.4 Wood anatomy and wood fibres; 7.5 Characterisation of wood fibres of shrubs and tree species of the Tamaulipan thornscrub, north-eastern Mexico; Bibliography; Chapter 8: Phenology; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Reproductive phenology (flowering and fruiting) of ten woody plants, north-eastern Mexico; Bibliography Chapter 9: Phenology, morphology and variability in pollen viability of four woody species (Cordia boissieri, Parkinsonia texana, P. aculeata and Leucophyllum frutescens) exposed to environmental temperature, north-eastern Mexico9.1 Background; 9.2 Pollen viability; 9.3 Methodology; 9.4 Results and discussion; 9.5 Conclusions; Bibliography; Chapter 10: Pollen biology and plant productivity: A review; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Materials, methods and scope of the study; 10.3 Elaboration of the review; 10.4 Pollen morphology; 10.5 Pollen dispersal; 10.6 Pollen germination 10.7 Pollen load, pollination and seed production |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808945503321 |
Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Physiology of woody plants [[electronic resource] /] / Stephen G. Pallardy |
Autore | Pallardy Stephen G |
Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (469 p.) |
Disciplina | 571.2 |
Altri autori (Persone) | KozlowskiT. T <1917-> (Theodore Thomas) |
Soggetto topico |
Woody plants - Physiology
Trees - Physiology |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-30724-6
9786611307240 0-08-056871-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front cover; PHYSIOLOGY OF WOODY PLANTS; Copyright page; Table of contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; HEREDITARY AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION OF GROWTH; PHYSIOLOGICAL REGULATION OF GROWTH; PROBLEMS OF FORESTERS, HORTICULTURISTS, AND ARBORISTS; SUMMARY; Chapter 2: The Woody Plant Body; INTRODUCTION; CROWN FORM; STEM FORM; VEGETATIVE ORGANS AND TISSUES; LEAVES; STEMS; WOOD STRUCTURE OF GYMNOSPERMS; WOOD STRUCTURE OF ANGIOSPERMS; BARK; ROOTS; REPRODUCTIVE STRUCTURES; SUMMARY; Chapter 3: Vegetative Growth; INTRODUCTION; CELL AND TISSUE GROWTH; DORMANCY; SHOOT GROWTH
SHOOT TYPES AND GROWTH PATTERNSSHOOT GROWTH IN THE TROPICS; CAMBIAL GROWTH; ROOT GROWTH; SHEDDING OF PLANT PARTS; MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS OF GROWTH; SUMMARY; Chapter 4: Reproductive Growth; INTRODUCTION; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN ANGIOSPERMS; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN GYMNOSPERMS; MATURATION OF SEEDS; ABSCISSION OF REPRODUCTIVE STRUCTURES; SUMMARY; Chapter 5: Photosynthesis; INTRODUCTION; CHLOROPLAST DEVELOPMENT AND STRUCTURE; THE PHOTOSYNTHETIC MECHANISM; CARBON DIOXIDE UPTAKE BY PHOTOSYNTHETIC TISSUES; CARBON AND OXYGEN ISOTOPE DISCRIMINATION DURING PHOTOSYNTHESIS VARIATIONS IN RATES OF PHOTOSYNTHESISENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; WATER SUPPLY; PLANT FACTORS; SUMMARY; Chapter 6: Enzymes, Energetics, and Respiration; INTRODUCTION; ENZYMES AND ENERGETICS; RESPIRATION; ATP; RESPIRATION OF PLANTS AND PLANT PARTS; FACTORS AFFECTING RESPIRATION; ASSIMILATION; SUMMARY; Chapter 7: Carbohydrates; INTRODUCTION; KINDS OF CARBOHYDRATES; CARBOHYDRATE TRANSFORMATIONS; USES OF CARBOHYDRATES; ACCUMULATION OF CARBOHYDRATES; AUTUMN COLORATION; SUMMARY; Chapter 8: Lipids, Terpenes, and Related Substances; INTRODUCTION; LIPIDS; WAXES, CUTIN, AND SUBERIN; INTERNAL LIPIDS ISOPRENOIDS OR TERPENOIDSSUMMARY; Chapter 9: Nitrogen Metabolism; INTRODUCTION; DISTRIBUTION AND SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS OF NITROGEN; IMPORTANT NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NITROGEN REQUIREMENTS; SOURCES OF NITROGEN; THE NITROGEN CYCLE; SUMMARY; Chapter 10: Mineral Nutrition; INTRODUCTION; FUNCTIONS OF MINERAL NUTRIENTS AND EFFECTS OF DEFICIENCIES; ACCUMULATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MINERAL NUTRIENTS; MINERAL CYCLING; THE SOIL MINERAL POOL; LOSSES OF MINERAL NUTRIENTS FROM ECOSYSTEMS; ABSORPTION OF MINERAL NUTRIENTS; SUMMARY; Chapter 11: Absorption of Water and Ascent of Sap; INTRODUCTION ABSORPTION OF WATERWATER ABSORPTION PROCESSES; ROOT AND STEM PRESSURES; ASCENT OF SAP; THE WATER CONDUCTING SYSTEM; SUMMARY; Chapter 12: Transpiration and Plant Water Balance; INTRODUCTION; FACTORS AFFECTING TRANSPIRATION; INTERACTION OF FACTORS AFFECTING TRANSPIRATION; TRANSPIRATION RATES; WATER LOSS FROM PLANT STANDS; THE WATER BALANCE; EFFECTS OF WATER STRESS; ADAPTATION TO DROUGHT; SUMMARY; Chapter 13: Plant Hormones and Other Signaling Molecules; INTRODUCTION; MAJOR CLASSES OF PLANT HORMONES; OTHER REGULATORY COMPOUNDS; MECHANISMS OF HORMONE ACTION; SUMMARY; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451314403321 |
Pallardy Stephen G | ||
Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Physiology of woody plants [[electronic resource] /] / Stephen G. Pallardy |
Autore | Pallardy Stephen G |
Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (469 p.) |
Disciplina | 571.2 |
Altri autori (Persone) | KozlowskiT. T <1917-> (Theodore Thomas) |
Soggetto topico |
Woody plants - Physiology
Trees - Physiology |
ISBN |
1-281-30724-6
9786611307240 0-08-056871-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front cover; PHYSIOLOGY OF WOODY PLANTS; Copyright page; Table of contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; HEREDITARY AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION OF GROWTH; PHYSIOLOGICAL REGULATION OF GROWTH; PROBLEMS OF FORESTERS, HORTICULTURISTS, AND ARBORISTS; SUMMARY; Chapter 2: The Woody Plant Body; INTRODUCTION; CROWN FORM; STEM FORM; VEGETATIVE ORGANS AND TISSUES; LEAVES; STEMS; WOOD STRUCTURE OF GYMNOSPERMS; WOOD STRUCTURE OF ANGIOSPERMS; BARK; ROOTS; REPRODUCTIVE STRUCTURES; SUMMARY; Chapter 3: Vegetative Growth; INTRODUCTION; CELL AND TISSUE GROWTH; DORMANCY; SHOOT GROWTH
SHOOT TYPES AND GROWTH PATTERNSSHOOT GROWTH IN THE TROPICS; CAMBIAL GROWTH; ROOT GROWTH; SHEDDING OF PLANT PARTS; MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS OF GROWTH; SUMMARY; Chapter 4: Reproductive Growth; INTRODUCTION; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN ANGIOSPERMS; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN GYMNOSPERMS; MATURATION OF SEEDS; ABSCISSION OF REPRODUCTIVE STRUCTURES; SUMMARY; Chapter 5: Photosynthesis; INTRODUCTION; CHLOROPLAST DEVELOPMENT AND STRUCTURE; THE PHOTOSYNTHETIC MECHANISM; CARBON DIOXIDE UPTAKE BY PHOTOSYNTHETIC TISSUES; CARBON AND OXYGEN ISOTOPE DISCRIMINATION DURING PHOTOSYNTHESIS VARIATIONS IN RATES OF PHOTOSYNTHESISENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; WATER SUPPLY; PLANT FACTORS; SUMMARY; Chapter 6: Enzymes, Energetics, and Respiration; INTRODUCTION; ENZYMES AND ENERGETICS; RESPIRATION; ATP; RESPIRATION OF PLANTS AND PLANT PARTS; FACTORS AFFECTING RESPIRATION; ASSIMILATION; SUMMARY; Chapter 7: Carbohydrates; INTRODUCTION; KINDS OF CARBOHYDRATES; CARBOHYDRATE TRANSFORMATIONS; USES OF CARBOHYDRATES; ACCUMULATION OF CARBOHYDRATES; AUTUMN COLORATION; SUMMARY; Chapter 8: Lipids, Terpenes, and Related Substances; INTRODUCTION; LIPIDS; WAXES, CUTIN, AND SUBERIN; INTERNAL LIPIDS ISOPRENOIDS OR TERPENOIDSSUMMARY; Chapter 9: Nitrogen Metabolism; INTRODUCTION; DISTRIBUTION AND SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS OF NITROGEN; IMPORTANT NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NITROGEN REQUIREMENTS; SOURCES OF NITROGEN; THE NITROGEN CYCLE; SUMMARY; Chapter 10: Mineral Nutrition; INTRODUCTION; FUNCTIONS OF MINERAL NUTRIENTS AND EFFECTS OF DEFICIENCIES; ACCUMULATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MINERAL NUTRIENTS; MINERAL CYCLING; THE SOIL MINERAL POOL; LOSSES OF MINERAL NUTRIENTS FROM ECOSYSTEMS; ABSORPTION OF MINERAL NUTRIENTS; SUMMARY; Chapter 11: Absorption of Water and Ascent of Sap; INTRODUCTION ABSORPTION OF WATERWATER ABSORPTION PROCESSES; ROOT AND STEM PRESSURES; ASCENT OF SAP; THE WATER CONDUCTING SYSTEM; SUMMARY; Chapter 12: Transpiration and Plant Water Balance; INTRODUCTION; FACTORS AFFECTING TRANSPIRATION; INTERACTION OF FACTORS AFFECTING TRANSPIRATION; TRANSPIRATION RATES; WATER LOSS FROM PLANT STANDS; THE WATER BALANCE; EFFECTS OF WATER STRESS; ADAPTATION TO DROUGHT; SUMMARY; Chapter 13: Plant Hormones and Other Signaling Molecules; INTRODUCTION; MAJOR CLASSES OF PLANT HORMONES; OTHER REGULATORY COMPOUNDS; MECHANISMS OF HORMONE ACTION; SUMMARY; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777492303321 |
Pallardy Stephen G | ||
Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Physiology of woody plants / / Stephen G. Pallardy |
Autore | Pallardy Stephen G |
Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (469 p.) |
Disciplina | 571.2 |
Altri autori (Persone) | KozlowskiT. T <1917-> (Theodore Thomas) |
Soggetto topico |
Woody plants - Physiology
Trees - Physiology |
ISBN |
1-281-30724-6
9786611307240 0-08-056871-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front cover; PHYSIOLOGY OF WOODY PLANTS; Copyright page; Table of contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; HEREDITARY AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION OF GROWTH; PHYSIOLOGICAL REGULATION OF GROWTH; PROBLEMS OF FORESTERS, HORTICULTURISTS, AND ARBORISTS; SUMMARY; Chapter 2: The Woody Plant Body; INTRODUCTION; CROWN FORM; STEM FORM; VEGETATIVE ORGANS AND TISSUES; LEAVES; STEMS; WOOD STRUCTURE OF GYMNOSPERMS; WOOD STRUCTURE OF ANGIOSPERMS; BARK; ROOTS; REPRODUCTIVE STRUCTURES; SUMMARY; Chapter 3: Vegetative Growth; INTRODUCTION; CELL AND TISSUE GROWTH; DORMANCY; SHOOT GROWTH
SHOOT TYPES AND GROWTH PATTERNSSHOOT GROWTH IN THE TROPICS; CAMBIAL GROWTH; ROOT GROWTH; SHEDDING OF PLANT PARTS; MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS OF GROWTH; SUMMARY; Chapter 4: Reproductive Growth; INTRODUCTION; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN ANGIOSPERMS; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN GYMNOSPERMS; MATURATION OF SEEDS; ABSCISSION OF REPRODUCTIVE STRUCTURES; SUMMARY; Chapter 5: Photosynthesis; INTRODUCTION; CHLOROPLAST DEVELOPMENT AND STRUCTURE; THE PHOTOSYNTHETIC MECHANISM; CARBON DIOXIDE UPTAKE BY PHOTOSYNTHETIC TISSUES; CARBON AND OXYGEN ISOTOPE DISCRIMINATION DURING PHOTOSYNTHESIS VARIATIONS IN RATES OF PHOTOSYNTHESISENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; WATER SUPPLY; PLANT FACTORS; SUMMARY; Chapter 6: Enzymes, Energetics, and Respiration; INTRODUCTION; ENZYMES AND ENERGETICS; RESPIRATION; ATP; RESPIRATION OF PLANTS AND PLANT PARTS; FACTORS AFFECTING RESPIRATION; ASSIMILATION; SUMMARY; Chapter 7: Carbohydrates; INTRODUCTION; KINDS OF CARBOHYDRATES; CARBOHYDRATE TRANSFORMATIONS; USES OF CARBOHYDRATES; ACCUMULATION OF CARBOHYDRATES; AUTUMN COLORATION; SUMMARY; Chapter 8: Lipids, Terpenes, and Related Substances; INTRODUCTION; LIPIDS; WAXES, CUTIN, AND SUBERIN; INTERNAL LIPIDS ISOPRENOIDS OR TERPENOIDSSUMMARY; Chapter 9: Nitrogen Metabolism; INTRODUCTION; DISTRIBUTION AND SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS OF NITROGEN; IMPORTANT NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NITROGEN REQUIREMENTS; SOURCES OF NITROGEN; THE NITROGEN CYCLE; SUMMARY; Chapter 10: Mineral Nutrition; INTRODUCTION; FUNCTIONS OF MINERAL NUTRIENTS AND EFFECTS OF DEFICIENCIES; ACCUMULATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MINERAL NUTRIENTS; MINERAL CYCLING; THE SOIL MINERAL POOL; LOSSES OF MINERAL NUTRIENTS FROM ECOSYSTEMS; ABSORPTION OF MINERAL NUTRIENTS; SUMMARY; Chapter 11: Absorption of Water and Ascent of Sap; INTRODUCTION ABSORPTION OF WATERWATER ABSORPTION PROCESSES; ROOT AND STEM PRESSURES; ASCENT OF SAP; THE WATER CONDUCTING SYSTEM; SUMMARY; Chapter 12: Transpiration and Plant Water Balance; INTRODUCTION; FACTORS AFFECTING TRANSPIRATION; INTERACTION OF FACTORS AFFECTING TRANSPIRATION; TRANSPIRATION RATES; WATER LOSS FROM PLANT STANDS; THE WATER BALANCE; EFFECTS OF WATER STRESS; ADAPTATION TO DROUGHT; SUMMARY; Chapter 13: Plant Hormones and Other Signaling Molecules; INTRODUCTION; MAJOR CLASSES OF PLANT HORMONES; OTHER REGULATORY COMPOUNDS; MECHANISMS OF HORMONE ACTION; SUMMARY; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817747103321 |
Pallardy Stephen G | ||
Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|