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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Common spiders of North America [[electronic resource] /] / Richard A. Bradley ; illustrations by Steve Buchanon ; sponsored by the American Arachnological Society |
Autore | Bradley Richard Alan |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (453 p.) |
Disciplina | 595.4/8097 |
Altri autori (Persone) | BuchananSteve |
Soggetto topico |
Spiders - North America
Arachnida - North America |
Soggetto non controllato |
behavioral notes
biology bugs common species common spiders of north america diverse groups engaging entomology food sources geographic distribution hunting spiders illustrated guide life sciences natural habitats natural sciences naturalists north american spiders resource book science spider anatomy spider biology spider families spider identification guide spider relationships spider species spiders terrestrial invertebrates typical habitat web spiders web types zoology |
ISBN |
1-283-86837-7
0-520-95450-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface And Acknowledgments -- Finding, Studying, And Identifying Spiders -- Plates And Groups -- Spider Accounts -- Glossary -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785709503321 |
Bradley Richard Alan
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Ecosystems of California / / edited by Harold Mooney and Erika Zavaleta ; graphics edited by Melissa C. Chapin |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1009 p.) |
Disciplina | 577.09794 |
Soggetto topico |
Ecology - California
Ecosystem management - California |
Soggetto non controllato |
biology
california climate california conservation california ecosystem management california naturalists california oceans california population and land use california restoration california conservation ecological patterns ecology and environment ecology ecosystem ecologists ecosystem management ecosystem ecosystems of california ecosystems environment ecology fire in california indigenous california life sciences natural sciences naturalists nature scientists |
ISBN | 0-520-96217-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Ecosystems of California -- Front matter -- CONTENTS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- MARINE ECOSYSTEMS -- TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS -- ONE. Introduction -- PART ONE. DRIVERS -- TWO. Climate -- THREE. Fire as an Ecosystem Process -- FOUR. Geomorphology and Soils -- FIVE. Population and Land Use -- SIX. Oceanography -- SEVEN. Atmospheric Chemistry -- PART TWO. HISTORY -- EIGHT. Ecosystems Past: Vegetation Prehistory -- NINE. Paleovertebrate Communities -- TEN. Indigenous California -- PART THREE. BIOTA -- ELEVEN. Biodiversity -- TWELVE. Vegetation -- THIRTEEN. Biological Invasions -- FOURTEEN. Climate Change Impacts -- FIFTEEN. Introduction to Concepts of Biodiversity, Ecosystem Functioning, Ecosystem Services, and Natural Capital -- PART FOUR. ECOSYSTEMS -- SIXTEEN. The Offshore Ecosystem -- SEVENTEEN. Shallow Rocky Reefs and Kelp Forests -- EIGHTEEN. Intertidal -- NINETEEN. Estuaries: Life on the Edge -- TWENTY. Sandy Beaches -- TWENTY-ONE. Coastal Dunes -- TWENTY-TWO. Coastal Sage Scrub -- TWENTY-THREE. Grasslands -- TWENTY-FOUR. Chaparral -- TWENTY-FIVE. Oak Woodlands -- TWENTY-SIX. Coast Redwood Forests -- TWENTY-SEVEN. Montane Forests -- TWENTY-EIGHT. Subalpine Forests -- TWENTY-NINE. Alpine Ecosystems -- THIRTY. Deserts -- THIRTY-ONE. Wetlands -- THIRTY-TWO. Lakes -- THIRTY-THREE. Rivers -- PART FIVE. MANAGED SYSTEMS -- THIRTY-FOUR. Managed Island Ecosystems -- THIRTY-FIVE. Marine Fisheries -- THIRTY-SIX. Forestry -- THIRTY-SEVEN. Range Ecosystems -- THIRTY-EIGHT. Agriculture -- THIRTY-NINE. Urban Ecosystems -- PART SIX. POLICY AND STEWARDSHIP -- FORTY. Land Use Regulation for Resource Conservation -- FORTY-ONE. Stewardship, Conservation, and Restoration in the Context of Environmental Change -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797719503321 |
Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2016 | ||
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Ecosystems of California / / edited by Harold Mooney and Erika Zavaleta ; graphics edited by Melissa C. Chapin |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1009 p.) |
Disciplina | 577.09794 |
Soggetto topico |
Ecology - California
Ecosystem management - California |
Soggetto non controllato |
biology
california climate california conservation california ecosystem management california naturalists california oceans california population and land use california restoration california conservation ecological patterns ecology and environment ecology ecosystem ecologists ecosystem management ecosystem ecosystems of california ecosystems environment ecology fire in california indigenous california life sciences natural sciences naturalists nature scientists |
ISBN | 0-520-96217-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Ecosystems of California -- Front matter -- CONTENTS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- MARINE ECOSYSTEMS -- TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS -- ONE. Introduction -- PART ONE. DRIVERS -- TWO. Climate -- THREE. Fire as an Ecosystem Process -- FOUR. Geomorphology and Soils -- FIVE. Population and Land Use -- SIX. Oceanography -- SEVEN. Atmospheric Chemistry -- PART TWO. HISTORY -- EIGHT. Ecosystems Past: Vegetation Prehistory -- NINE. Paleovertebrate Communities -- TEN. Indigenous California -- PART THREE. BIOTA -- ELEVEN. Biodiversity -- TWELVE. Vegetation -- THIRTEEN. Biological Invasions -- FOURTEEN. Climate Change Impacts -- FIFTEEN. Introduction to Concepts of Biodiversity, Ecosystem Functioning, Ecosystem Services, and Natural Capital -- PART FOUR. ECOSYSTEMS -- SIXTEEN. The Offshore Ecosystem -- SEVENTEEN. Shallow Rocky Reefs and Kelp Forests -- EIGHTEEN. Intertidal -- NINETEEN. Estuaries: Life on the Edge -- TWENTY. Sandy Beaches -- TWENTY-ONE. Coastal Dunes -- TWENTY-TWO. Coastal Sage Scrub -- TWENTY-THREE. Grasslands -- TWENTY-FOUR. Chaparral -- TWENTY-FIVE. Oak Woodlands -- TWENTY-SIX. Coast Redwood Forests -- TWENTY-SEVEN. Montane Forests -- TWENTY-EIGHT. Subalpine Forests -- TWENTY-NINE. Alpine Ecosystems -- THIRTY. Deserts -- THIRTY-ONE. Wetlands -- THIRTY-TWO. Lakes -- THIRTY-THREE. Rivers -- PART FIVE. MANAGED SYSTEMS -- THIRTY-FOUR. Managed Island Ecosystems -- THIRTY-FIVE. Marine Fisheries -- THIRTY-SIX. Forestry -- THIRTY-SEVEN. Range Ecosystems -- THIRTY-EIGHT. Agriculture -- THIRTY-NINE. Urban Ecosystems -- PART SIX. POLICY AND STEWARDSHIP -- FORTY. Land Use Regulation for Resource Conservation -- FORTY-ONE. Stewardship, Conservation, and Restoration in the Context of Environmental Change -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823928703321 |
Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2016 | ||
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Field guide to animal tracks and scat of California [[electronic resource] /] / Mark Elbroch, Michael Kresky, Jonah Evans ; illustrated by Michael Kresky and Mark Elbroch |
Autore | Elbroch Mark |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (407 p.) |
Disciplina | 591.47/9 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
EvansJonah
KreskyMichael |
Collana | California natural history guide series |
Soggetto topico |
Animal tracks - California
Tracking and trailing - California |
Soggetto non controllato |
amphibian tracks
animal tracks bird tracks california wildlife california easy to read field experience field guide footprints hikers hiking guides identification guide illustrated guide invertebrates life sciences mammal tracks natural history natural sciences natural surroundings naturalists nonfiction regional animals reptile tracks scatology scientists species ecology visual aids wildlife experts wildlife guide zoology |
ISBN |
1-280-77526-2
9786613685650 0-520-95164-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- GETTING STARTED -- MAMMAL TRACKS AND TRACK PATTERNS -- TRACKS AND TRAILS OF BIRDS AND OTHER ANIMALS -- ANIMAL SCATS, URINE, AND OTHER SCENT-MARKING BEHAVIORS -- BIRD PELLETS -- MAMMAL SPECIES ACCOUNTS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- ART CREDITS -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790304303321 |
Elbroch Mark
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Fishes : a guide to their diversity / / Philip Alan Hastings, H. J. Walker, and Grantly R. Galland |
Autore | Hastings Philip A. |
Edizione | [[Enhanced Credo edition]] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
Disciplina | 597 |
Soggetto topico |
Fishes - Anatomy
Fishes |
Soggetto non controllato |
classification systems
distinguishing characteristics ecological information field guide fish morphology fish species fisheries scientists fishes fishing and fishermen illustrated life sciences marine biologists marine vertebrate collection natural history naturalists nonfiction photographs radiographs reference guide scripps institution of oceanography species diversity species identification sport fishing textbooks zoologists |
ISBN |
0-520-28353-8
1-78539-133-X 0-520-95933-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- COMPLETE CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- ANATOMY OF FISHES -- THE FISHES: VERTEBRATA-VERTEBRATES -- AGNATHA (CYCLOSTOMATA)-Jawless Fishes -- GNATHOSTOMATA-Jawed Vertebrates -- ACTINOPTERYGII-Ray-finned Fishes -- GLOSSARY -- REFERENCES -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787938303321 |
Hastings Philip A.
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Fishes : a guide to their diversity / / Philip Alan Hastings, H. J. Walker, and Grantly R. Galland |
Autore | Hastings Philip A. |
Edizione | [[Enhanced Credo edition]] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
Disciplina | 597 |
Soggetto topico |
Fishes - Anatomy
Fishes |
Soggetto non controllato |
classification systems
distinguishing characteristics ecological information field guide fish morphology fish species fisheries scientists fishes fishing and fishermen illustrated life sciences marine biologists marine vertebrate collection natural history naturalists nonfiction photographs radiographs reference guide scripps institution of oceanography species diversity species identification sport fishing textbooks zoologists |
ISBN |
0-520-28353-8
1-78539-133-X 0-520-95933-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- COMPLETE CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- ANATOMY OF FISHES -- THE FISHES: VERTEBRATA-VERTEBRATES -- AGNATHA (CYCLOSTOMATA)-Jawless Fishes -- GNATHOSTOMATA-Jawed Vertebrates -- ACTINOPTERYGII-Ray-finned Fishes -- GLOSSARY -- REFERENCES -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813995303321 |
Hastings Philip A.
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May we be spared to meet on earth : letters of the lost Franklin Arctic expedition / / edited by Russell A. Potter [and four others] |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal, Quebec : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , [2022] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (505 pages) |
Disciplina | 910.916327 |
Soggetto topico |
Discoveries in geography
Explorers - Great Britain Sailors - Great Britain |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Personal correspondence
Sources. Correspondance privée |
Soggetto non controllato |
19th Century
Anglo-Irish explorers Archipelago Arctic sovereignty Canadian Daguerreotype Exploration Inuit Orkney Royal Navy Tasmanian West Greenland Whaling correspondence cultural contact engineering global warming history ice conditions icebergs literacy material culture natural naturalists naval ships nineteenth photography shipboard life signals social class steam-powered terminology writing |
ISBN |
0-2280-1336-4
0-2280-1337-2 |
Classificazione | cci1icc |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover -- MAY WE BE SPARED TO MEET ON EARTH -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Illustrations -- Introduction -- 1 Anticipation -- 2 Preparation -- 3 Sailing -- 4 London to Stromness -- 5 Stromness to Greenland -- 6 Last Partings -- 7 Letters to the Lost -- Appendices -- A Harry Goodsir's "Zoology from the Arctic Expedition," with a fragment of a letter to Edward Forbes -- B Unattributed Letters in the Press -- C Franklin's Two Official Despatches to the Admiralty -- D A Brief Account of the Role of Steam Power in the Launch of the Expedition -- E A Note on the Proposed Route of the Expedition -- F Capsule Biographies of the Writers of These Letters -- Acknowledgments -- Notes and Sources -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795745503321 |
Montreal, Quebec : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , [2022] | ||
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May we be spared to meet on earth : letters of the lost Franklin Arctic expedition / / edited by Russell A. Potter [and four others] |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal, Quebec : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , [2022] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (505 pages) |
Disciplina | 910.916327 |
Soggetto topico |
Discoveries in geography
Explorers - Great Britain Sailors - Great Britain |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Personal correspondence
Sources. |
Soggetto non controllato |
19th Century
Anglo-Irish explorers Archipelago Arctic sovereignty Canadian Daguerreotype Exploration Inuit Orkney Royal Navy Tasmanian West Greenland Whaling correspondence cultural contact engineering global warming history ice conditions icebergs literacy material culture natural naturalists naval ships nineteenth photography shipboard life signals social class steam-powered terminology writing |
ISBN |
0-2280-1336-4
0-2280-1337-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover -- MAY WE BE SPARED TO MEET ON EARTH -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Illustrations -- Introduction -- 1 Anticipation -- 2 Preparation -- 3 Sailing -- 4 London to Stromness -- 5 Stromness to Greenland -- 6 Last Partings -- 7 Letters to the Lost -- Appendices -- A Harry Goodsir's "Zoology from the Arctic Expedition," with a fragment of a letter to Edward Forbes -- B Unattributed Letters in the Press -- C Franklin's Two Official Despatches to the Admiralty -- D A Brief Account of the Role of Steam Power in the Launch of the Expedition -- E A Note on the Proposed Route of the Expedition -- F Capsule Biographies of the Writers of These Letters -- Acknowledgments -- Notes and Sources -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813629403321 |
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The passion of Montgomery Clift [[electronic resource] /] / Amy Lawrence |
Autore | Lawrence Amy <1957-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
Disciplina | 791.4302/8092 |
Soggetto topico |
Motion picture actors and actresses - United States - Public opinion
Motion pictures - Social aspects Popular culture - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
20th century
a place in the sun acting icons acting studies acting american history biographical career cinema studies cinemaphiles cinematic famous actors film historians film history film industry film scholars film studies from here to eternity james dean lgbtq marlon brando montgomery clift naturalistic acting naturalists new masculinity red river retrospective the heiress theatrical tragic life story |
ISBN |
1-282-76392-X
9786612763922 0-520-94582-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Face of a Saint -- 2. The Bobby-Soxers' Idol -- 3. Actor as Saint -- 4. Facing Persecution -- 5. Mortification of the Flesh -- 6. A Gay Martyr -- 7. Nothing Sacred -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784956203321 |
Lawrence Amy <1957->
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