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Adventures among ants : a global safari with a cast of trillions / / Mark W. Moffett
| Adventures among ants : a global safari with a cast of trillions / / Mark W. Moffett |
| Autore | Moffett Mark W |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, [2010] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 pages) |
| Disciplina | 595.79/615 |
| Soggetto topico |
Ants - Behavior
Ant communities Ants - Ecology |
| Soggetto non controllato |
amazon
ant behavior ant colonies ant facts ant farms ant lovers ant societies ant species ants australia biologists biology bugs california complex lives ecosystems entomologists entomology evolution global ants humanity illustrated indonesia insect biology insects life sciences military ants natural history natural setting natural world naturalism naturalists nigeria nonfiction photographs zoology |
| ISBN | 0-520-94541-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction: Travels with My Ants -- A Brief Primer on Ants -- Marauder Ant, the Ultimate Omnivore -- African Army Ant, Raiders on the Swarm -- Weaver Ant, Empress of the Air -- Amazon Ant, the Slavemaker -- Leafcutter Ant, the Constant Gardener -- Argentine Ant, the Global Invader -- Conclusion: Four Ways of Looking at an Ant -- Acknowledgments and a Note on Content -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781559003321 |
Moffett Mark W
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, [2010] | ||
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American perceptions of immigrant and invasive species [[electronic resource] ] : strangers on the land / / Peter A. Coates
| American perceptions of immigrant and invasive species [[electronic resource] ] : strangers on the land / / Peter A. Coates |
| Autore | Coates Peter A. <1957-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.95/230973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Introduced organisms - United States - History
Biology |
| Soggetto non controllato |
biology
botany conservation conservationism cultural history ecological identity english sparrow environmental conservation protection environmental justice environmentalism environmentalists eucalyptus tree human immigration hybridized plants invading plants native american species natural sciences natural world plant nerds unite thought-provoking book |
| ISBN |
1-282-75950-7
9786612759505 0-520-93325-7 1-4337-0003-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Strangers and Natives -- 2. The Avian Conquest of a Continent -- 3. Plants, Insects, and Other Strangers to the Soil -- 4. Arboreal Immigrants -- 5. The Nature of Alien Nation -- NOTES -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784418503321 |
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Coates Peter A. <1957->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2007 | ||
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Amphibian declines [[electronic resource] ] : a United States' response to the global phenomenon / / edited by Michael J. Lannoo
| Amphibian declines [[electronic resource] ] : a United States' response to the global phenomenon / / edited by Michael J. Lannoo |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1117 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.95/78 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LannooMichael J |
| Soggetto topico |
Amphibian declines
Amphibian declines - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
adenocarcinoma
agriculture amphibians animal populations biodiversity biology climate change conservation deforestation disease ecology environment environmentalism frogs genetics global warming habitat lakes malformation malformed frogs minnesota natural sciences nature nonfiction northern cricket frogs overwintering parasites pesticides pollution population declines radiation risk factors rivers salamander science ultraviolet wetlands wild animals woodland salamanders xenobiotics zoology |
| ISBN |
1-282-75915-9
9786612759154 0-520-92943-8 1-4175-9332-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Amphibian Declines -- Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Advisory Board -- Contributors -- Preface -- Part One. Conservation Essays -- Introduction -- 1. Diverse Phenomena Influencing Amphibian Population Declines -- 2. Why Are Some Species In Decline But Others Not? -- 3. Philosophy, Value Judgments, And Declining Amphibians -- 4. Embracing Human Diversity In Conservation -- 5. Declining Amphibian Populations Task Force -- Declines -- 6. Meeting The Challenge Of Amphibian Declines With An Interdisciplinary Research Program -- 7. Biology Of Amphibian Declines -- 8. Declines Of Eastern North American Woodland Salamanders (Plethodon) -- 9. Decline Of Northern Cricket Frogs (Acris Crepitans) -- 10. Overwintering In Northern Cricket Frogs (Acris Crepitans) -- Causes -- 11. Repercussions Of Global Change -- 12. Lessons From Europe -- 13. Risk Factors And Declines In Northern Cricket Frogs (Acris Crepitans) -- 14. Ultraviolet Radiation -- 15. Xenobiotics -- 16. Variation In Pesticide Tolerance -- 17. Lucké Renal Adenocarcinoma -- 18. Malformed Frogs In Minnesota: History And Interspecific Differences -- 19. Parasites Of North American Frogs -- 20. Parasite Infection And Limb Malformations: A Growing Problem In Amphibian Conservation -- 21. Pine Silviculture -- 22. Commercial Trade -- Conservation -- 23. Houston Toads And Texas Politics -- 24. Amphibian Conservation Needs -- 25. Amphibian Population Cycles And Long-Term Data Sets -- 26. Landscape Ecology -- 27. Conservation Of Texas Spring And Cave Salamanders (Eurycea) -- 28. Lessons From The Tropics -- 29. Taxonomy And Amphibian Declines -- 30. Conservation Systematics: The Bufo Boreas Species Group -- 31. Factors Limiting The Recovery Of Boreal Toads (Bufo B. Boreas) -- 32. Southwestern Desert Bufonids -- 33. Amphibian Ecotoxicology -- 34. Museum Collections -- 35. Critical Areas -- 36. Creating Habitat Reserves For Migratory Salamanders -- 37. Population Manipulations -- 38. Exotic Species -- 39. Protecting Amphibians While Restoring Fish Populations -- 40. Reflections Upon Amphibian Conservation -- Surveys And Monitoring -- 41. Distribution Of South Dakota Anurans -- 42. Nebraska's Declining Amphibians -- 43. Museum Collections Can Assess Population Trends -- 44. Monitoring Salamander Populations In Great Smoky Mountains National Park -- 45. North American Amphibian Monitoring Program (Naamp) -- 46. Evaluating Calling Surveys -- 47. Geographical Information Systems And Survey Designs -- 48. Impacts Of Forest Management On Amphibians -- 49. Monitoring Pigment Pattern Morphs Of Northern Leopard Frogs -- Education -- 50. The National Amphibian Conservation Center -- 51. A Thousand Friends Of Frogs: Its Origins -- A Perspective -- 52. Of Men And Deformed Frogs: A Journalist's Lament -- Part Two. Species Accounts -- Introduction -- Anura -- Ascaphidae -- Family Bufonidae -- Family Dendrobatidae -- Family Hylidae -- Family Leptodactylidae -- Family Microhylidae -- Family Pelobatidae -- Family Pipidae -- Family Ranidae -- Family Rhinophrynidae -- Caudata -- Family Ambystomatidae -- Family Amphiumidae -- Family Cryptobranchidae -- Family Dicamptodontidae -- Family Plethodontidae -- Family Proteidae -- Family Rhyacotritonidae -- Family Salamandridae -- Family Sirenidae -- Epilogue: Factors Implicated In Amphibian Population Declines In The United States -- Conclusion -- Literature Cited -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783318103321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005 | ||
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Animal as machine : the quest to understand how animals work and adapt / / Michel Anctil
| Animal as machine : the quest to understand how animals work and adapt / / Michel Anctil |
| Autore | Anctil Michel <1945-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal, Quebec : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (343 pages) |
| Disciplina | 612 |
| Soggetto topico | Physiology - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
History
Informational works. |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Belgian School
Bernd Heinrich Bodil Schmidt-Nielsen Brains C Ladd Prosser Charles Darwin Edward Stuart Russell Eric Kandel Fish Georges Cuvier History Integrative Metabolism Naples Zoological Station Neural Steven Pinker William Hoar Woods Hole adaptation anatomy biology comparative biochemistry environment evolution form functional learning modification physiology science structure survival zoophysiology |
| ISBN |
9780228012214
0-2280-1221-X 0-2280-1222-8 |
| Classificazione | cci1icc |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front Matter -- Contents -- Prologue -- Chronology -- An Unspoken Branch of Natural History -- The Uncertain Beginnings -- Building Sound Foundations -- The Turning Point -- American Schools of Comparative Physiology -- The Belgian School and the Rise of Comparative Biochemistry -- The Canadian Way: Fish Physiology and Biochemistry -- A Showcase of Animals Living on the Edge -- Learning How Animal Brains Work -- Learning How Chemicals Rule Animal Moods -- Epilogue -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795762603321 |
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Anctil Michel <1945->
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| Montreal, Quebec : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , [2022] | ||
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Animal as machine : the quest to understand how animals work and adapt / / Michel Anctil
| Animal as machine : the quest to understand how animals work and adapt / / Michel Anctil |
| Autore | Anctil Michel <1945-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal, Quebec : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (343 pages) |
| Disciplina | 612 |
| Soggetto topico | Physiology - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
History
Informational works. |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Belgian School
Bernd Heinrich Bodil Schmidt-Nielsen Brains C Ladd Prosser Charles Darwin Edward Stuart Russell Eric Kandel Fish Georges Cuvier History Integrative Metabolism Naples Zoological Station Neural Steven Pinker William Hoar Woods Hole adaptation anatomy biology comparative biochemistry environment evolution form functional learning modification physiology science structure survival zoophysiology |
| ISBN |
9780228012214
0-2280-1221-X 0-2280-1222-8 |
| Classificazione | cci1icc |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front Matter -- Contents -- Prologue -- Chronology -- An Unspoken Branch of Natural History -- The Uncertain Beginnings -- Building Sound Foundations -- The Turning Point -- American Schools of Comparative Physiology -- The Belgian School and the Rise of Comparative Biochemistry -- The Canadian Way: Fish Physiology and Biochemistry -- A Showcase of Animals Living on the Edge -- Learning How Animal Brains Work -- Learning How Chemicals Rule Animal Moods -- Epilogue -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827647603321 |
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Anctil Michel <1945->
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| Montreal, Quebec : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , [2022] | ||
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The anthropology of the fetus : biology, culture, and society / / edited by Sallie Han, Tracy K. Betsinger, and Amy B. Scott
| The anthropology of the fetus : biology, culture, and society / / edited by Sallie Han, Tracy K. Betsinger, and Amy B. Scott |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Berghahn Books, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (315 pages) : illustrations, tables |
| Disciplina | 306 |
| Collana | Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality |
| Soggetto topico |
Physical anthropology
Human biology Fetus - Social aspects |
| Soggetto non controllato |
anthropology
archaeology biological anthropology biology child birth contemporary controversial issues cultural anthropology fetus health and well being holistic anthropology political issue pregnancy prehistoric reproduction reproductive right reproductive rights science sexuality social issues social science |
| ISBN | 1-78533-692-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword. How/Shall We Consider the Fetus? -- Introduction. Conceiving the Anthropology of the Fetus -- PART I: The Fetus in Biosocial Perspective -- Chapter 1. The Borderless Fetus: Temporal Complexity of the Lived Fetal Experience -- Chapter 2. The Biology of the Fetal Period: Interpreting Life from Fetal Skeletal Remains -- Chapter 3. Pregnant with Ideas: Concepts of the Fetus in the Twenty-First-Century United States -- PART II: Finding Fetuses in the Past: Archaeology and Bioarchaeology -- Chapter 4. The Bioarchaeology of Fetuses -- Chapter 5. Fetal Paleopathology: An Impossible Discipline? -- Chapter 6. The Neolithic Infant Cemetery at Gebel Ramlah in Egypt’s Western Desert -- Chapter 7. Excavating Identity: Burial Context and Fetal Identity in Postmedieval Poland -- PART III: The Once and Future Fetus: Sociocultural Anthropology -- Chapter 8. Waiting: The Redemption of Frozen Embryos through Embryo Adoption and Stem Cell Research in the United States -- Chapter 9. Deploying the Fetus: Constructing Pregnancy and Abortion in Morocco -- Chapter 10. Beyond Life Itself: The Embedded Fetuses of Russian Orthodox Anti-Abortion Activism -- Chapter 11. The “Sound” of Life: Or, How Should We Hear a Fetal “Voice”? -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910794719603321 |
| New York, New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Berghahn Books, , 2018 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The anthropology of the fetus : biology, culture, and society / / edited by Sallie Han, Tracy K. Betsinger, and Amy B. Scott
| The anthropology of the fetus : biology, culture, and society / / edited by Sallie Han, Tracy K. Betsinger, and Amy B. Scott |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Berghahn Books, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (315 pages) : illustrations, tables |
| Disciplina | 306 |
| Collana | Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality |
| Soggetto topico |
Physical anthropology
Human biology Fetus - Social aspects |
| Soggetto non controllato |
anthropology
archaeology biological anthropology biology child birth contemporary controversial issues cultural anthropology fetus health and well being holistic anthropology political issue pregnancy prehistoric reproduction reproductive right reproductive rights science sexuality social issues social science |
| ISBN | 1-78533-692-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword. How/Shall We Consider the Fetus? -- Introduction. Conceiving the Anthropology of the Fetus -- PART I: The Fetus in Biosocial Perspective -- Chapter 1. The Borderless Fetus: Temporal Complexity of the Lived Fetal Experience -- Chapter 2. The Biology of the Fetal Period: Interpreting Life from Fetal Skeletal Remains -- Chapter 3. Pregnant with Ideas: Concepts of the Fetus in the Twenty-First-Century United States -- PART II: Finding Fetuses in the Past: Archaeology and Bioarchaeology -- Chapter 4. The Bioarchaeology of Fetuses -- Chapter 5. Fetal Paleopathology: An Impossible Discipline? -- Chapter 6. The Neolithic Infant Cemetery at Gebel Ramlah in Egypt’s Western Desert -- Chapter 7. Excavating Identity: Burial Context and Fetal Identity in Postmedieval Poland -- PART III: The Once and Future Fetus: Sociocultural Anthropology -- Chapter 8. Waiting: The Redemption of Frozen Embryos through Embryo Adoption and Stem Cell Research in the United States -- Chapter 9. Deploying the Fetus: Constructing Pregnancy and Abortion in Morocco -- Chapter 10. Beyond Life Itself: The Embedded Fetuses of Russian Orthodox Anti-Abortion Activism -- Chapter 11. The “Sound” of Life: Or, How Should We Hear a Fetal “Voice”? -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807768003321 |
| New York, New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Berghahn Books, , 2018 | ||
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The ants of Fiji [[electronic resource] /] / Eli M. Sarnat, Evan P. Economo
| The ants of Fiji [[electronic resource] /] / Eli M. Sarnat, Evan P. Economo |
| Autore | Sarnat Eli M |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (400 p.) |
| Disciplina |
595.796097
595.796099611 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | EconomoEvan P |
| Collana |
University of California publications in entomology
UC Publications in Entomology |
| Soggetto topico | Ants - Fiji |
| Soggetto non controllato |
animals
ant fauna ant species antennal scrobes biodiversity studies biology distribution maps endemic radiations entomology exotic species fiji fijian archipelago genera habitat elevation charts hypoponera illustrations insects islands life sciences natural sciences nature pacific species pan pacific species reference science specimen images synopses zoology |
| ISBN |
1-283-87399-0
0-520-95521-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Plates -- Abstract -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Methods -- Taxonomic synopsis of the Fijian ant Fauna -- Species plates -- Literature Cited -- Appendix A. Collection localities -- Appendix B. Checklist of the ants of Fiji |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785705103321 |
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Sarnat Eli M
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2012 | ||
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Ants of North America [[electronic resource] ] : a guide to the genera / / Brian L. Fisher and Stefan P. Cover ; illustrated by Ginny Kirsch and Jennifer Kane ; color images created by April Nobile
| Ants of North America [[electronic resource] ] : a guide to the genera / / Brian L. Fisher and Stefan P. Cover ; illustrated by Ginny Kirsch and Jennifer Kane ; color images created by April Nobile |
| Autore | Fisher Brian L. <1964-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
| Disciplina | 595.79/6097 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | CoverStefan P. <1952-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Ants - United States
Ants - Canada |
| Soggetto non controllato |
alternative sources of food
ant ecology ant genera biodiversity biology diverse ant fauna entomologist entomology evolution glossary of important terms identification guide insects and bugs insects line drawings man versus nature natural setting nature north american ants science and math species groups |
| ISBN |
1-282-76236-2
9786612762369 0-520-93455-5 |
| Classificazione | 42.75 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- KEY TO NORTH AMERICAN ANT GENERA BASED ON THE WORKER CASTE -- TAXONOMIC DESCRIPTIONS -- ANT GENERA OF NORTH AMERICA BY SUBFAMILY -- ANT SPECIES NORTH OF MEXICO: A WORKING LIST -- TERMINOLOGY -- IDENTIFICATION REFERENCES -- GENERAL REFERENCES -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788992303321 |
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Fisher Brian L. <1964->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2007 | ||
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Architecture et croissance des plantes : Modélisation et applications / / Philippe De Reffye, Marc Jaeger ; coordinateurs Daniel Barthélémy, Francois Houllier
| Architecture et croissance des plantes : Modélisation et applications / / Philippe De Reffye, Marc Jaeger ; coordinateurs Daniel Barthélémy, Francois Houllier |
| Autore | Reffye Philippe De |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | éditions Quae, 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (887 pages) |
| Disciplina | 581.31 |
| Collana | Synthèses |
| Soggetto topico | Growth (Plants) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
environment
biology ecology modelling botany vegetation tree plant production landscape agronomy |
| ISBN | 2-7592-2622-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | fre |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910340842903321 |
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Reffye Philippe De
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| éditions Quae, 2016 | ||
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