Ecology of North American freshwater fishes [[electronic resource] /] / Stephen T. Ross |
Autore | Ross Stephen T |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (473 p.) |
Disciplina | 597.176 |
Soggetto topico | Freshwater fishes - Ecology - North America |
Soggetto non controllato |
advanced ecology
anthropogenic impacts biology textbooks biotic homogenization climatological processes coastal conservation damaged ecosystems ecology engaging environment environmentalism evolutionary concepts facilitation faunal origins fish biology fish fishes flow alterations freshwater fish species geological processes ichthyology life sciences local populations mutualism nature predation science specific species swampland temperate fish fauna zoology |
ISBN | 0-520-95519-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part 1. Faunal origins, evolution, and diversity -- Origin and derivation of the North American freshwater fish fauna -- Reshaping North American fish faunas : the role of late Cenozoic climatic and tectonic events -- Part 2. Formation, maintenance, and persistence of local populations and assemblages -- Responses of populations and assemblages to biotic and physical factors -- The formation and maintenance of populations and assemblages -- Persistence of fish assemblages in space and time -- Part 3. Form and function -- Morphology and functional ecology of the fins and axial skeleton -- Form and function in the feeding of fishes -- Life history and reproductive ecology -- Part 4. Interactions among individuals and species -- Communication among individuals -- Interactions in resource acquisition I : Niches, competition, and trophic position -- Interactions in resource acquisition II : Predation, avoiding predation, and predator effects on ecosystems -- Getting along : Mutualism, facilitation, and coevolution -- Part 5. Issues in conservation -- Streams large and small -- Ponds, lakes, and impoundments. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786391203321 |
Ross Stephen T | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ecology of North American freshwater fishes [[electronic resource] /] / Stephen T. Ross |
Autore | Ross Stephen T |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (473 p.) |
Disciplina | 597.176 |
Soggetto topico | Freshwater fishes - Ecology - North America |
Soggetto non controllato |
advanced ecology
anthropogenic impacts biology textbooks biotic homogenization climatological processes coastal conservation damaged ecosystems ecology engaging environment environmentalism evolutionary concepts facilitation faunal origins fish biology fish fishes flow alterations freshwater fish species geological processes ichthyology life sciences local populations mutualism nature predation science specific species swampland temperate fish fauna zoology |
ISBN | 0-520-95519-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part 1. Faunal origins, evolution, and diversity -- Origin and derivation of the North American freshwater fish fauna -- Reshaping North American fish faunas : the role of late Cenozoic climatic and tectonic events -- Part 2. Formation, maintenance, and persistence of local populations and assemblages -- Responses of populations and assemblages to biotic and physical factors -- The formation and maintenance of populations and assemblages -- Persistence of fish assemblages in space and time -- Part 3. Form and function -- Morphology and functional ecology of the fins and axial skeleton -- Form and function in the feeding of fishes -- Life history and reproductive ecology -- Part 4. Interactions among individuals and species -- Communication among individuals -- Interactions in resource acquisition I : Niches, competition, and trophic position -- Interactions in resource acquisition II : Predation, avoiding predation, and predator effects on ecosystems -- Getting along : Mutualism, facilitation, and coevolution -- Part 5. Issues in conservation -- Streams large and small -- Ponds, lakes, and impoundments. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823081503321 |
Ross Stephen T | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Historical biogeography of neotropical freshwater fishes [[electronic resource] /] / edited by James S. Albert, Roberto E. Reis |
Autore | Albert James S |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (406 p.) |
Disciplina | 597.176098 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
AlbertJames S
ReisRoberto E |
Soggetto topico |
Freshwater fishes - Latin America - Geographical distribution
Freshwater fishes - Latin America - Geographical distribution - History Historical geology - Latin America Paleoecology - Latin America Freshwater fishes - Latin America - Phylogeny Zoogeography - Latin America Biodiversity - Latin America |
Soggetto non controllato |
amazon basin
animal populations biodiversity biology central america conservation diversification earth sciences ecological specialization ecology environment environmentalism extinct animals fauna fish geography historical biogeography ichthyology life sciences marine animals marine biology nature neotropical freshwater ocean health ocean rainforests science south america speciation tropical wildlife zoology |
ISBN |
1-283-27768-9
9786613277688 0-520-94850-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- One. Introduction To Neotropical Freshwaters -- Two. Major Biogeographic and Phylogenetic Patterns -- Three. Geological Development of Amazon and Orinoco Basins -- Four. The Paraná-Paraguay Basin: Geology and Paleoenvironments -- Five. Species Richness and Cladal Diversity -- Six. Paleogene Radiations -- Seven. Neogene Assembly of Modern Faunas -- Eight. The Biogeography of Marine Incursions in South America -- Nine. Continental-Scale Tectonic Controls of Biogeography and Ecology -- Ten. An Ecological Perspective on Diversity and Distributions -- Eleven. The Amazon-Paraguay Divide -- Twelve. The Eastern Brazilian Shield -- Thirteen. The Guiana Shield -- Fourteen. The Vaupes Arch and Casiquiare Canal Barriers and Passages -- Fifteen. Northern South America Magdalena and Maracaibo Basins -- Sixteen. The Andes Riding the Tectonic Uplift -- Seventeen. Nuclear Central America -- Eighteen. Not So Fast A New Take on the Great American Biotic Interchange -- Glossary -- Literature Cited -- Name Index -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791976303321 |
Albert James S | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Tracks and shadows [[electronic resource] ] : field biology as art / / Harry W. Greene |
Autore | Greene Harry W. <1945-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
Disciplina |
570.92
B |
Collana | A Stephen Bechtel Fund imprint in ecology and the environment Tracks and shadows |
Soggetto topico |
Biologists - United States
Nature |
Soggetto non controllato |
academic career
art autobiography beauty in nature biographical biography biology conservation creatures ecolit ecology engaging environmental essays field biologist field biology field research friendship happiness herpetology ichthyology life sciences lively love of nature memoir nat hist natural history natural settings natural world nature outdoor adventure personal profound lessons realistic reptiles science and math scientists snake biology snakes wildlife |
ISBN |
0-520-29265-0
0-520-95673-7 |
Classificazione | SCI008000NAT001000NAT011000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Part One. Descent with Modification -- Part Two. Conversing with Serpents -- Part Three. Pretty in Sunlight -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790591803321 |
Greene Harry W. <1945-> | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Tracks and shadows [[electronic resource] ] : field biology as art / / Harry W. Greene |
Autore | Greene Harry W. <1945-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
Disciplina |
570.92
B |
Collana | A Stephen Bechtel Fund imprint in ecology and the environment Tracks and shadows |
Soggetto topico |
Biologists - United States
Nature |
Soggetto non controllato |
academic career
art autobiography beauty in nature biographical biography biology conservation creatures ecolit ecology engaging environmental essays field biologist field biology field research friendship happiness herpetology ichthyology life sciences lively love of nature memoir nat hist natural history natural settings natural world nature outdoor adventure personal profound lessons realistic reptiles science and math scientists snake biology snakes wildlife |
ISBN |
0-520-29265-0
0-520-95673-7 |
Classificazione | SCI008000NAT001000NAT011000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Part One. Descent with Modification -- Part Two. Conversing with Serpents -- Part Three. Pretty in Sunlight -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826226403321 |
Greene Harry W. <1945-> | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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