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Ecology of climate change [[electronic resource] ] : the importance of biotic interactions / / Eric Post
| Ecology of climate change [[electronic resource] ] : the importance of biotic interactions / / Eric Post |
| Autore | Post Eric S (Eric Stephen) |
| Edizione | [Core Textbook] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (404 p.) |
| Disciplina | 577.2/2 |
| Collana | Monographs in Population Biology |
| Soggetto topico |
Bioclimatology
Climatic changes - Environmental aspects |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Industrial Revolution
Late Pleistocene PleistoceneЈolocene transition abiotic changes abiotic compartments abiotic conditions amphibian breeding biodiversity biome shifts biotic compartments biotic interaction character displacement climate change ecology climate change climatic fluctuation climatic variability coexistence community composition community dynamics community stability competitive interactions density-dependent processes density-independent processes diminishing land ice diminishing sea ice ecological dynamics ecological theory ecology ecosystem carbon dynamics ecosystem components ecosystem dynamics ecosystem function ecosystem respiration ecosystem stability ecosystems egg laying emigration environmental disturbance environmental variability environmental variation extinction facilitation flowering habitat utilization patterns immigration interference life history mass extinctions migration net ecosystem production net primary productivity niche concept niche overlap niche packing niche theory phenological dynamics phenological events phenology plant emergence population dynamics population stability quantitative ecology rapid climate change rapid warming rising temperature speciation species assemblages species distributions species diversity species losses stability theory stochastic environments temperature variability |
| ISBN | 1-4008-4613-7 |
| Classificazione | RB 10438 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface: Purpose, Perspective, and Scope -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. A Brief Overview of Recent Climate Change and Its Ecological Context -- Chapter 2. Pleistocene Warming and Extinctions -- Chapter 3. Life History Variation and Phenology -- Chapter 4. Population Dynamics and Stability -- Chapter 5. The Niche Concept -- Chapter 6. Community Dynamics and Stability -- Chapter 7. Biodiversity, Distributions, and Extinction -- Chapter 8. Ecosystem Function and Dynamics -- Chapter 9. Brief Remarks on Some Especially Important Considerations -- References -- Index -- Backmatter |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779766803321 |
Post Eric S (Eric Stephen)
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| Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Physiological adaptations for breeding in birds [[electronic resource] /] / Tony D. Williams
| Physiological adaptations for breeding in birds [[electronic resource] /] / Tony D. Williams |
| Autore | Williams Tony D |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (389 p.) |
| Disciplina | 598.13/8 |
| Soggetto topico |
Birds - Reproduction
Females Birds - Physiology Adaptation (Physiology) Phenotype Birds - Variation Birds - Ecology |
| Soggetto non controllato |
annual cycle
avian ecology avian reproduction avian reproductive cycle breeding events breeding season breeding chick rearing chick-rearing clutch number clutch size corticosterone ecology egg laying egg production egg quality egg size evolutionary biology female birds female reproduction food availability hypothalamicаituitaryЧonadal axis incubation life-history stages life-history maternal fitness neuroendocrine system nutrient debts ovary parental care photoperiod physiological mechanisms post-breeding life pre-breeding period prolactin reproductive costs reproductive cycle reproductive life-history reproductive physiology reproductive traits resource allocation self-maintenance temperature wintering |
| ISBN |
1-280-49454-9
9786613589774 1-4008-4279-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Hormonal and Physiological Control of Egg Production -- Chapter 3. Timing of Breeding -- Chapter 4. Egg Size and Egg Quality -- Chapter 5. Clutch Size -- Chapter 6. Parental Care -- Chapter 7. Trade-Offs and Carry-Over Effects -- Chapter 8. Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789923403321 |
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Williams Tony D
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| Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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