The biology of chameleons / / edited by Krystal A. Tolley and Anthony Herrel ; photo by Michele Menegon ; contributors, Christopher V. Anderson [and eleven others] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
Disciplina | 597.95/6 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
TolleyKrystal
HerrelAnthony MenegonMichele AndersonChristopher V |
Soggetto topico | Chameleons |
Soggetto non controllato |
adaptation
anatomy behavior study biogeography biology researchers biology students biology chamaeleons chameleon biology chameleons change color classification conservation ecology evolution family chamaeleonidae fossil records herpetology lizards moveable eyes natural history old world lizards phylogeny physiology prehensile tail professional herpetologists range of colors reptiles science and math science scientists species theoretical zygodactylous feet |
ISBN | 0-520-95738-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- FOREWORD -- 1. Biology of the Chameleons: An Introduction -- 2. Chameleon Anatomy -- 3. Chameleon Physiology -- 4. Function and Adaptation of Chameleons -- 5. Ecology and Life History of Chameleons -- 6. Chameleon Behavior and Color Change -- 7. Evolution and Biogeography of Chameleons -- 8. Overview of the Systematics of the Chamaeleonidae -- 9. Fossil History of Chameleons -- 10.Chameleon Conservation -- APPENDIX -- ABBREVIATIONS -- REFERENCES -- PHOTO CREDITS -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787774103321 |
Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
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The biology of chameleons / / edited by Krystal A. Tolley and Anthony Herrel ; photo by Michele Menegon ; contributors, Christopher V. Anderson [and eleven others] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
Disciplina | 597.95/6 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
TolleyKrystal
HerrelAnthony MenegonMichele AndersonChristopher V |
Soggetto topico | Chameleons |
Soggetto non controllato |
adaptation
anatomy behavior study biogeography biology researchers biology students biology chamaeleons chameleon biology chameleons change color classification conservation ecology evolution family chamaeleonidae fossil records herpetology lizards moveable eyes natural history old world lizards phylogeny physiology prehensile tail professional herpetologists range of colors reptiles science and math science scientists species theoretical zygodactylous feet |
ISBN | 0-520-95738-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- FOREWORD -- 1. Biology of the Chameleons: An Introduction -- 2. Chameleon Anatomy -- 3. Chameleon Physiology -- 4. Function and Adaptation of Chameleons -- 5. Ecology and Life History of Chameleons -- 6. Chameleon Behavior and Color Change -- 7. Evolution and Biogeography of Chameleons -- 8. Overview of the Systematics of the Chamaeleonidae -- 9. Fossil History of Chameleons -- 10.Chameleon Conservation -- APPENDIX -- ABBREVIATIONS -- REFERENCES -- PHOTO CREDITS -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824744403321 |
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Dinosaur odyssey [[electronic resource] ] : fossil threads in the web of life / / Scott D. Sampson |
Autore | Sampson Scott D |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (361 p.) |
Disciplina | 567.9 |
Soggetto topico |
Dinosaurs
Paleontology |
Soggetto non controllato |
avian dinosaurs
biology creatures dinosauria dinosaurs ecology energy glow environmental history evolution evolutionary history of life extinction fossil records geology global warming historical history natural world nature non avian dinosaurs palaeontology paleontology phenomenon reptiles science scientific study supercontinent pangaea |
ISBN |
1-282-70350-1
9786612703508 0-520-94442-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1. TREASURE ISLAND -- 2. STARDUST SAURIANS -- 3. DRAMATIS DINOSAURAE -- 4. DRIFTING CONTINENTS AND GLOBE-TROTTING DINOSAURS -- 5. SOLAR EATING -- 6. THE RIVER OF LIFE -- 7. THE GREEN GRADIENT -- 8. PANOPLY OF PREDATORS -- 9. HIDDEN STRANDS -- 10. OF HORN-HEADS AND DUCK-BILLS -- 11. THE GOLDILOCKS HYPOTHESIS -- 12. CINDERELLASAURUS -- 13. JURASSIC PARK DREAMS -- 14. WEST SIDE STORY -- 15. THE WAY OF ALL CREATURES -- EPILOGUE -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- GLOSSARY -- ART AND PHOTOGRAPH CREDITS -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778403203321 |
Sampson Scott D
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 | ||
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Dinosaur odyssey [[electronic resource] ] : fossil threads in the web of life / / Scott D. Sampson |
Autore | Sampson Scott D |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (361 p.) |
Disciplina | 567.9 |
Soggetto topico |
Dinosaurs
Paleontology |
Soggetto non controllato |
avian dinosaurs
biology creatures dinosauria dinosaurs ecology energy glow environmental history evolution evolutionary history of life extinction fossil records geology global warming historical history natural world nature non avian dinosaurs palaeontology paleontology phenomenon reptiles science scientific study supercontinent pangaea |
ISBN |
1-282-70350-1
9786612703508 0-520-94442-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1. TREASURE ISLAND -- 2. STARDUST SAURIANS -- 3. DRAMATIS DINOSAURAE -- 4. DRIFTING CONTINENTS AND GLOBE-TROTTING DINOSAURS -- 5. SOLAR EATING -- 6. THE RIVER OF LIFE -- 7. THE GREEN GRADIENT -- 8. PANOPLY OF PREDATORS -- 9. HIDDEN STRANDS -- 10. OF HORN-HEADS AND DUCK-BILLS -- 11. THE GOLDILOCKS HYPOTHESIS -- 12. CINDERELLASAURUS -- 13. JURASSIC PARK DREAMS -- 14. WEST SIDE STORY -- 15. THE WAY OF ALL CREATURES -- EPILOGUE -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- GLOSSARY -- ART AND PHOTOGRAPH CREDITS -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815053203321 |
Sampson Scott D
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The first galaxies in the universe [[electronic resource] /] / Abraham Loeb and Steven R. Furlanetto |
Autore | Loeb Abraham |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (571 p.) |
Disciplina | 523.1/12 |
Altri autori (Persone) | FurlanettoSteven R |
Collana | Princeton series in astrophysics |
Soggetto topico |
Cosmology
Galaxies - Formation Stars - Formation |
Soggetto non controllato |
21-cm cosmology
21-cm line AGN Big Bang Hubble Space Telescope IGM properties IGM James Webb Space Telescope Lyman-α emissions Lyman-α line Lyman-α photons Milky Way Universe active galactic nuclei analytic models astrophysical objects astrophysical processes astrophysics black holes chemical processes cluster formation computational methods cosmic dawn cosmic evolution cosmic history cosmic microwave background cosmological perturbations cosmological phase transition cosmology dark ages dark matter density evolution disk formation dwarf galaxies earliest gaseous clouds early galaxies early stars feedback effects feedback processes first dwarf galaxies first galaxies first stars fossil records fossil structure fundamental cosmology galactic emission lines galactic superwinds galaxies galaxy evolution galaxy formation gravitational collapse gravitational growth halo formation halo mergers helium high-redshift galaxies high-z Universe hydrogen reionization hydrogen hyperfine line intergalactic hydrogen intergalactic medium ionization structures linear growth luminosity luminous material massive stars mechanical feedback nonlinear evolution nonlinear structure numerical simulations observational probes perturbations photoheating positive feedback primordial gas protostars quasars radiative feedback radiative processes reionization secondary anisotropies semianalytic models small density fluctuations spin-flip background spin-flip fluctuations spin-flip transition standard cosmological model star formation star-forming galaxies statistical fluctuations stellar feedback stellar ionizing photons stellar mass functions stellar-mass black holes structure supermassive black holes |
ISBN |
1-299-05142-1
1-4008-4560-2 |
Classificazione | SCI005000SCI015000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- PART I. Fundamentals of Structure Formation -- Chapter One. Introduction and Cosmological Background -- Chapter Two. Linear Growth of Cosmological Perturbations -- Chapter Three. Nonlinear Structure and Halo Formation -- Chapter Four. The Intergalactic Medium -- PART II. The First Structures -- Chapter Five. The First Stars -- Chapter Six. Stellar Feedback and Galaxy Formation -- Chapter Seven. Supermassive Black Holes -- Chapter Eight. Physics of Galaxy Evolution -- Chapter Nine. The Reionization of Intergalactic Hydrogen -- PART III. Observations of the Cosmic Dawn -- Chapter Ten. Surveys of High-Redshift Galaxies -- Chapter Eleven. The Lyman-α Line as a Probe of the Early Universe -- Chapter Twelve. The 21-cm Line -- Chapter Thirteen. Other Probes of the First Galaxies -- Appendix A. Useful Numbers -- Appendix B. Cosmological Parameters -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786009803321 |
Loeb Abraham
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Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2013 | ||
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The first galaxies in the universe [[electronic resource] /] / Abraham Loeb and Steven R. Furlanetto |
Autore | Loeb Abraham |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (571 p.) |
Disciplina | 523.1/12 |
Altri autori (Persone) | FurlanettoSteven R |
Collana | Princeton series in astrophysics |
Soggetto topico |
Cosmology
Galaxies - Formation Stars - Formation |
Soggetto non controllato |
21-cm cosmology
21-cm line AGN Big Bang Hubble Space Telescope IGM properties IGM James Webb Space Telescope Lyman-α emissions Lyman-α line Lyman-α photons Milky Way Universe active galactic nuclei analytic models astrophysical objects astrophysical processes astrophysics black holes chemical processes cluster formation computational methods cosmic dawn cosmic evolution cosmic history cosmic microwave background cosmological perturbations cosmological phase transition cosmology dark ages dark matter density evolution disk formation dwarf galaxies earliest gaseous clouds early galaxies early stars feedback effects feedback processes first dwarf galaxies first galaxies first stars fossil records fossil structure fundamental cosmology galactic emission lines galactic superwinds galaxies galaxy evolution galaxy formation gravitational collapse gravitational growth halo formation halo mergers helium high-redshift galaxies high-z Universe hydrogen reionization hydrogen hyperfine line intergalactic hydrogen intergalactic medium ionization structures linear growth luminosity luminous material massive stars mechanical feedback nonlinear evolution nonlinear structure numerical simulations observational probes perturbations photoheating positive feedback primordial gas protostars quasars radiative feedback radiative processes reionization secondary anisotropies semianalytic models small density fluctuations spin-flip background spin-flip fluctuations spin-flip transition standard cosmological model star formation star-forming galaxies statistical fluctuations stellar feedback stellar ionizing photons stellar mass functions stellar-mass black holes structure supermassive black holes |
ISBN |
1-299-05142-1
1-4008-4560-2 |
Classificazione | SCI005000SCI015000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- PART I. Fundamentals of Structure Formation -- Chapter One. Introduction and Cosmological Background -- Chapter Two. Linear Growth of Cosmological Perturbations -- Chapter Three. Nonlinear Structure and Halo Formation -- Chapter Four. The Intergalactic Medium -- PART II. The First Structures -- Chapter Five. The First Stars -- Chapter Six. Stellar Feedback and Galaxy Formation -- Chapter Seven. Supermassive Black Holes -- Chapter Eight. Physics of Galaxy Evolution -- Chapter Nine. The Reionization of Intergalactic Hydrogen -- PART III. Observations of the Cosmic Dawn -- Chapter Ten. Surveys of High-Redshift Galaxies -- Chapter Eleven. The Lyman-α Line as a Probe of the Early Universe -- Chapter Twelve. The 21-cm Line -- Chapter Thirteen. Other Probes of the First Galaxies -- Appendix A. Useful Numbers -- Appendix B. Cosmological Parameters -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824610703321 |
Loeb Abraham
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