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Chuckwalla land [[electronic resource] ] : the riddle of California's desert / / David Rains Wallace
| Chuckwalla land [[electronic resource] ] : the riddle of California's desert / / David Rains Wallace |
| Autore | Wallace David Rains <1945-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (279 p.) |
| Disciplina | 578.75409794 |
| Soggetto topico |
Desert biology - California
Deserts - California |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american southwest
arid biome biosphere botany cacti california conservation death valley desert animals desert plants desert earth sciences ecology ecosystem environment environmentalism extreme heat geology kelso dunes landscape life sciences natural history naturalist nature nonfiction paleobiology red rock canyon science wasteland zoology |
| ISBN |
1-283-27779-4
9786613277794 0-520-94866-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prologue. Bushes and Lizards -- 1. A Sphinx in Arcady -- 2. The Country of Dried Skin -- 3. A Cactus Heresy -- 4. The Creator's Dumping Ground -- 5. An Evolutionary Backwater -- 6. Anti-Darwinian Lacertilians -- 7. Descriptive Confusion -- 8. A Murderous Brood -- 9. Hopeful Monsters -- 10. An Old Earth-Feature -- 11. A Climatic Accident -- 12. An Evolutionary Frontier -- 13. A Neo-Darwinian Galapagos -- 14. Mexican Geneses -- 15. Desert Relicts -- 16. Madro-Tertiary Attitudes -- 17. A Friendly Land -- 18. Furry Paleontologists -- 19. Dawn Horses and Dinosaurs -- 20. Axelrod Antagonistes -- 21. The Midday Sun -- 22. Lacertilian Ambiguities -- 23. Xerothermic Invasions -- 24. Sand Swimmers -- 25. Axelrod Ascendant -- 26. An Evolutionary Museum -- 27. The Riddle of the Palms -- 28. Bushes and Camels -- 29. Axelrod Askew -- 30. Paradigms Postponed -- 31. The Falcon and the Shrikes -- Epilogue. The Sphinx's Lair -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781494003321 |
Wallace David Rains <1945->
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Dodging extinction : power, food, money and the future of life on Earth / / Anthony D. Barnosky
| Dodging extinction : power, food, money and the future of life on Earth / / Anthony D. Barnosky |
| Autore | Barnosky Anthony D. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
| Disciplina | 576.8/4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Mass extinctions
Extinction (Biology) Conservation of natural resources |
| Soggetto non controllato |
avoiding extinction
biology climate change earth evolutionary history food production future of the planet geologic history global catastrophe global economy global ecosystem global warming human caused humanity mass extinction natural resources paleobiologist paleobiology paleontologist political commentary saving the planet science sixth mass extinction sustainable agriculture sustainable living technology theoretical |
| ISBN | 0-520-95909-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Last Ones Standing -- 2. It's Not Too Late (Yet) -- 3. A Perfect Storm -- 4. Power -- 5. Food -- 6. Money -- 7. Resuscitation -- 8. Back from the Brink -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786532603321 |
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Barnosky Anthony D.
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
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Dodging extinction : power, food, money and the future of life on Earth / / Anthony D. Barnosky
| Dodging extinction : power, food, money and the future of life on Earth / / Anthony D. Barnosky |
| Autore | Barnosky Anthony D. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
| Disciplina | 576.8/4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Mass extinctions
Extinction (Biology) Conservation of natural resources |
| Soggetto non controllato |
avoiding extinction
biology climate change earth evolutionary history food production future of the planet geologic history global catastrophe global economy global ecosystem global warming human caused humanity mass extinction natural resources paleobiologist paleobiology paleontologist political commentary saving the planet science sixth mass extinction sustainable agriculture sustainable living technology theoretical |
| ISBN | 0-520-95909-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Last Ones Standing -- 2. It's Not Too Late (Yet) -- 3. A Perfect Storm -- 4. Power -- 5. Food -- 6. Money -- 7. Resuscitation -- 8. Back from the Brink -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818248503321 |
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Barnosky Anthony D.
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
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The Sauropods [[electronic resource] ] : evolution and paleobiology / / Kristina Curry Rogers, Jeffrey A. Wilson
| The Sauropods [[electronic resource] ] : evolution and paleobiology / / Kristina Curry Rogers, Jeffrey A. Wilson |
| Autore | Curry Rogers Kristina <1974-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (360 p.) |
| Disciplina | 567.913 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WilsonJeffrey A |
| Soggetto topico |
Saurischia
Saurischia - Evolution Saurischia - Morphology Saurischia - Anatomy Paleobiology |
| Soggetto non controllato |
andesaurus
apatosaurus brachiosaurus camarasaurus cetiosaurus dicraeosaurus dinosaurs diplodocoids diplodocus early cretaceous evolution fossil digs fossil record fossils gigantism growth rates herbivorous dinosaurs malawisaurus nemegtosaurus nigersaurus nonfiction paleobiology paleontology prosauropods reproduction saltasaurus saurischia sauropod anatomy sauropod herbivory sauropods science shunosaurus skeletons titanosaur titanosauriformes tracks |
| ISBN |
1-282-35889-8
1-4237-5267-8 9786612358890 0-520-93233-1 1-59875-938-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Monoliths of the mesozoic : an introduction to the Sauropods : evolution and paleobiology -- Overview of Sauropod phylogeny and evolution -- Titanosauria : a phylogenetic overview -- Phylogenetic and taxic perspectives on Sauropod diversity -- Sauropodomorph diversity through time : palaeoecological and macroevolutionary implications -- Structure and evolution of a Sauropod tooth battery -- Digital reconstructions of Sauropod dinosaurs and implications for feeding -- Postcranial pneumaticity in Sauropod and its implications for mass estimates -- The evolution of Sauropod locomotion : morphological diversity of a secondarily quadrupedal radiation -- Steps in understanding Sauropod biology : the importance of Sauropod tracks -- Nesting titanosaurs from auca mahuevo and adjacent sites : understanding Sauropod reproductive behavior and embryonic development -- Sauropod histology : microscopic views on the lives of giants. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783666703321 |
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Curry Rogers Kristina <1974->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005 | ||
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