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Giant pandas [[electronic resource] ] : biology and conservation / / edited by Donald Lindburg and Karen Baragona ; with a foreword by George B. Schaller
| Giant pandas [[electronic resource] ] : biology and conservation / / edited by Donald Lindburg and Karen Baragona ; with a foreword by George B. Schaller |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkley, : University of California Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
| Disciplina | 599.789 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
LindburgDonald G. <1932->
BaragonaKaren <1967-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Giant panda
Giant panda - Conservation |
| Soggetto non controllato |
animal behavior
animal population animals in captivity asia bamboo biology breeding chengdu zoo china conservation ecology environment environmentalism extinction foping nature reserve giant pandas habitat mabian nature reserve mountains natural science paleontology population decline qinling mountains red pandas reintroduction reproduction science supertree ursidae wild animals wildlife yele nature reserve zoo animals zoo atlanta zoology |
| ISBN |
9786612357190
0-520-93016-9 1-282-35719-0 1-59734-633-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDG -- Introduction -- 1. Phylogenetic Position of the Giant Panda -- BRIEF REPORT 1.1 -- 2. What Is a Giant Panda? -- 3. A Paleontologist's Perspective on the Origin and Relationships of the Giant Panda -- 4. Variation in Ursid Life Histories -- BRIEF REPORT 4.1 -- 5. Future Survival of Giant Pandas in the Qinling Mountains of China -- WORKSHOP REPORT 5.1 -- 6. Nutritional Strategy of Giant Pandas in the Qinling Mountains of China -- BRIEF REPORT 6.1 -- 7. Chemical Communication in Giant Pandas -- BRIEF REPORT 7.1 -- 8. Reproduction in Giant Pandas -- 9. COMPARATIVE ECOLOGY OF GIANT PANDAS IN THE FIVE MOUNTAIN RANGES OF THEIR DISTRIBUTION IN CHINA -- PANEL REPORT 9.1. Assessing the Habitat and Distribution of the Giant Panda: Methods and Issues -- BRIEF REPORT 9.1 -- 10. Giant Panda Migration and Habitat Utilization in Foping Nature Reserve, China -- BRIEF REPORT 10.1 -- 11. MAPPING HABITAT SUITABILITY FOR GIANT PANDAS IN FOPING NATURE RESERVE, CHINA -- PANEL REPORT 11.1 -- 12. SYMPATRY OF GIANT AND RED PANDAS ON YELE NATURAL RESERVE, CHINA -- 13. BALANCING PANDA AND HUMAN NEEDS FOR BAMBOO SHOOTS IN MABIAN NATURE RESERVE, CHINA: PREDICTIONS FROM A LOGISTIC-LIKE MODEL -- PANEL REPORT 13.1 -- 14. A NEW PARADIGM FOR PANDA RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION: INTEGRATING ECOLOGY WITH HUMAN DEMOGRAPHICS, BEHAVIOR, AND SOCIOECONOMICS -- PANEL REPORT 14.1 -- 15. BIOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING FUTURE EFFORTS IN GIANT PANDA CONSERVATION -- PANEL REPORT 15.1 -- THE LEGACY OF EXTINCTION RISK: LESSONS FROM GIANT PANDAS AND OTHER THREATENED CARNIVORES -- PANEL REPORT 16.1 -- 17. BIOMEDICAL SURVEY OF CAPTIVE GIANT PANDAS: -- BRIEF REPORT 17.1 -- WORKSHOP REPORT 17.1 -- Conclusion -- APPENDIX A. Keynote Address -- APPENDIX B. KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY MARSHALL JON ES -- APPENDIX C. MEMORANDUM OF CONSENSUS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783388403321 |
| Berkley, : University of California Press, c2004 | ||
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Iguanas [[electronic resource] ] : biology and conservation / / edited by Allison C. Alberts ... [et al.]
| Iguanas [[electronic resource] ] : biology and conservation / / edited by Allison C. Alberts ... [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (374 p.) |
| Disciplina | 597.95/42 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | AlbertsAllison |
| Soggetto topico | Iguanas |
| Soggetto non controllato |
acclimation
adaptation andros island iguana animal population biology caribbean iguana conservation cuban iguana ecology ectoparasite endangered animals environment environmentalism evolution galapagos genetics green iguana habitat herpetology iguanas natural selection natural world nature nonfiction population decline reptiles rock iguana science sexual dimorphism zoology |
| ISBN |
1-282-35718-2
9786612357183 0-520-93011-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. I. Diversity -- pt. II. Behavior and ecology -- pt. III. Conservation. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778432403321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Shorebird ecology, conservation, and management [[electronic resource] /] / Mark A. Colwell
| Shorebird ecology, conservation, and management [[electronic resource] /] / Mark A. Colwell |
| Autore | Colwell Mark A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (345 p.) |
| Disciplina | 598.3/317 |
| Soggetto topico |
Shore birds - Conservation
Birds - Conservation |
| Soggetto non controllato |
animal population
animals avian group avian biology birds breeding areas breeding biology breeding conservation earth sciences ecology environment environmentalism estuaries foraging freshwater habitat life sciences migration nature nonfiction ornithology predators reproductive biology science shorebirds social behavior wetlands wildlife zoology |
| ISBN |
1-282-89604-0
9786612896040 0-520-94796-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. SYSTEMATICS, PHYLOGENY, AND PHYLOGEOGRAPHY -- 3. MORPHOLOGY, ANATOMY, AND PHYSIOLOGY -- 4. MATING SYSTEMS -- 5. BREEDING BIOLOGY -- 6. MIGRATION -- 7. FORAGING ECOLOGY AND HABITAT USE -- 8. SHOREBIRDS AS PREDATORS -- 9. SPATIAL ECOLOGY AND WINTER SOCIAL ORGANIZATION -- 10. POPULATION BIOLOGY -- 11. HABITAT CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT -- 12. MANAGING PREDATORS -- 13. MANAGING HUMAN DISTURBANCE -- 14. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH -- Appendix -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785230803321 |
Colwell Mark A
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 | ||
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