After the grizzly [[electronic resource] ] : endangered species and the politics of place in California / / Peter S. Alagona |
Autore | Alagona Peter S |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (332 p.) |
Disciplina | 591.68 |
Soggetto topico |
Wildlife conservation - California
Wildlife conservation - United States Endangered species - California Endangered species - United States Grizzly bear - California |
Soggetto non controllato |
21st century habitat conservation
american culture american politics american wildlife aspca books for nature lovers california gold rush california history california wildlife condor conservation of wildlife desert tortoise easy to read endangered species engaging environmental conservation protection environmental ecology go green how to protect animals interesting books nonfiction books politics and science preserving wildlife saving the environment science and math sustaining landscapes |
ISBN | 0-520-95441-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE. The Land of the Bears -- CHAPTER TWO. A New Movement -- CHAPTER THREE. The Official Landscape -- CHAPTER FOUR. The Laws of Nature -- CHAPTER FIVE. The California Condor. From Controversy to Consensus -- CHAPTER SIX. The Mojave Desert Tortoise. Ambassador for the Outback -- CHAPTER SEVEN. The San Joaquin Kit Fox. The Flagship Fox -- CHAPTER EIGHT. The Delta Smelt. Water Politics by Another Name -- EPILOGUE -- NOTES -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786712803321 |
Alagona Peter S | ||
Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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After the grizzly [[electronic resource] ] : endangered species and the politics of place in California / / Peter S. Alagona |
Autore | Alagona Peter S |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (332 p.) |
Disciplina | 591.68 |
Soggetto topico |
Wildlife conservation - California
Wildlife conservation - United States Endangered species - California Endangered species - United States Grizzly bear - California |
Soggetto non controllato |
21st century habitat conservation
american culture american politics american wildlife aspca books for nature lovers california gold rush california history california wildlife condor conservation of wildlife desert tortoise easy to read endangered species engaging environmental conservation protection environmental ecology go green how to protect animals interesting books nonfiction books politics and science preserving wildlife saving the environment science and math sustaining landscapes |
ISBN | 0-520-95441-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE. The Land of the Bears -- CHAPTER TWO. A New Movement -- CHAPTER THREE. The Official Landscape -- CHAPTER FOUR. The Laws of Nature -- CHAPTER FIVE. The California Condor. From Controversy to Consensus -- CHAPTER SIX. The Mojave Desert Tortoise. Ambassador for the Outback -- CHAPTER SEVEN. The San Joaquin Kit Fox. The Flagship Fox -- CHAPTER EIGHT. The Delta Smelt. Water Politics by Another Name -- EPILOGUE -- NOTES -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810508603321 |
Alagona Peter S | ||
Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Evolution's wedge : competition and the origins of diversity / / David W. Pfennig, Karin S. Pfennig |
Autore | Pfennig David W (David William), <1955-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2012] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (319 pages) |
Disciplina | 577.8/3 |
Collana | Organisms and environments |
Soggetto topico |
Divergence (Biology)
Competition (Biology) Animal diversity |
Soggetto non controllato |
biodiversity
biographical biology books books for science lovers conservation of environment darwin theories discussion books easy to read ecological communities educational books engaging environmental ecology evolution of biology evolution of science food chain going green history home school science books learning from experts leisure reads life sciences maintaining biodiversity nonfiction books protecting animals scientists the importance of the environment travels books |
ISBN |
1-283-58414-X
0-520-95404-1 |
Classificazione | WH 3000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Discovery of a Unifying Principle -- 2. Why Character Displacement Occurs -- 3. When Character Displacement Occurs -- 4. How Character Displacement Unfolds -- 5. Diversity and Novelty Within Species -- 6. Ecological Consequences -- 7. Sexual Selection -- 8. Speciation -- 9. Macroevolution -- 10. Major Themes and Unsolved Problems -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785518203321 |
Pfennig David W (David William), <1955-> | ||
Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2012] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Video surveillance of nesting birds [[electronic resource] /] / Christine A. Ribic, Frank R. Thompson III, and Pamela J. Pietz |
Autore | Ribic Christine A |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (277 p.) |
Disciplina | 598.072/32 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ThompsonFrank R (Frank Richard)
PietzPamela J |
Collana | Studies in avian biology |
Soggetto topico |
Bird populations
Birds - Monitoring - Methodology Birds - Nests Birds - Behavior Ornithology - Methodology Ornithology - Technique |
Soggetto non controllato |
biodiversity
biology books bird biology bird management bird population bird research bird theory bird watching bird wildlife books about the environment books for bird lovers conservation of bird life discussion books easy to read educational books engaging environmental ecology going green home school science books human vs nature leisure reads life sciences nesting birds ornithology protecting nature reproductive biology research equipment science and math wildlife research |
ISBN |
1-280-77864-4
9786613689030 0-520-95409-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- Contributors -- Preface -- Foreword -- 1. Knowledge Gained from Video-Monitoring Grassland Passerine Nests -- 2. Conservation Implications When the Nest Predators Are Known -- 3. Gamebirds and Nest Cameras: Present and future -- 4. Hatching and Fledging Times from Grassland Passerine Nests -- 5. Attendance Patterns and Survival of Western Meadowlark Nests -- 6. Sprague's Pipit Incubation Behavior -- 7. Patterns of Incubation Behavior in Northern Bobwhites -- 8. The Influence of Weather on Shorebird Incubation -- 9. Nocturnal Activity of Nesting Shrubland and Grassland Passerines -- 10. Bird Productivity and Nest Predation in Agricultural Grasslands -- 11. Predatory Identity Can Explain Nest Predation Patterns -- 12. Nest Defense: Grassland bird responses to snakes -- 13. Partial Depredations on Northern Bobwhite Nests -- 14. Identification of Sprague's Pipit Nest Predators -- 15. Development of Camera Technology for Monitoring Nests -- Appendix -- Index -- Complete Series List |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790303603321 |
Ribic Christine A | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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