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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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-9910826647403321 |
Moffett Mark W
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Brooklyn by name [[electronic resource] ] : how the neighborhoods, streets, parks, bridges, and more got their names / / Leonard Benardo and Jennifer Weiss |
Autore | Benardo Leonard |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : New York University Press, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (224 p.) |
Disciplina | 974.7/23 |
Altri autori (Persone) | WeissJennifer |
Soggetto topico | Names, Geographical - New York (State) - New York - History |
Soggetto non controllato |
American
Brooklyns Listing alphabetically book captures current diverse history illustrated maps more most names organized photographs place prominent region richly than threads with |
ISBN |
0-8147-3906-7
1-4356-0047-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Maps -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Northern Brooklyn -- 2. Downtown Brooklyn -- 3. South Brooklyn -- 4. North-Central Brooklyn -- 5. South-Central Brooklyn -- 6. Eastern Brooklyn -- 7. Southwest Brooklyn -- 8. Southeastern and Southern Brooklyn -- Illustration Sources -- Works Consulted -- Index -- About the Authors |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778289103321 |
Benardo Leonard
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New York, : New York University Press, c2006 | ||
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Brooklyn by name [[electronic resource] ] : how the neighborhoods, streets, parks, bridges, and more got their names / / Leonard Benardo and Jennifer Weiss |
Autore | Benardo Leonard |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : New York University Press, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (224 p.) |
Disciplina | 974.7/23 |
Altri autori (Persone) | WeissJennifer |
Soggetto topico | Names, Geographical - New York (State) - New York - History |
Soggetto non controllato |
American
Brooklyns Listing alphabetically book captures current diverse history illustrated maps more most names organized photographs place prominent region richly than threads with |
ISBN |
0-8147-3906-7
1-4356-0047-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Maps -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Northern Brooklyn -- 2. Downtown Brooklyn -- 3. South Brooklyn -- 4. North-Central Brooklyn -- 5. South-Central Brooklyn -- 6. Eastern Brooklyn -- 7. Southwest Brooklyn -- 8. Southeastern and Southern Brooklyn -- Illustration Sources -- Works Consulted -- Index -- About the Authors |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820183803321 |
Benardo Leonard
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New York, : New York University Press, c2006 | ||
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Culture and diversity in the United States : so many ways to be American / / Jack David Eller |
Autore | Eller Jack David <1959-, > |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Taylor & Francis, 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (357 p.) |
Disciplina |
305
305.800973 |
Soggetto topico |
Cultural pluralism -- United States
Multiculturalism -- United States National characteristics, American United States -- Ethnic relations United States -- Race relations Cultural pluralism - United States Multiculturalism - United States Gender & Ethnic Studies Social Sciences Ethnic & Race Studies |
Soggetto non controllato |
african
american americans colour community division full photographs survey version |
ISBN |
1-317-57577-6
1-315-73912-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ""Cover ""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""List of Images""; ""List of Boxes, Figures and Tables""; ""About This Book""; ""1 Thinking about Diversity""; ""2 Inter-Group Relations and the History of Diversity in the US""; ""3 Race and Racial Thinking""; ""4 Ethnicity: Beyond the Race Binary""; ""5 Class""; ""6 Sex and Gender: Male and Female""; ""7 Sex and Gender: Beyond the Gender Binary""; ""8 Language""; ""9 Religion""; ""10 Age""; ""11 Health and (Dis)ability""; ""12 Region and Geography: The Spatial Distribution of Diversity""; ""Glossary""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910831883903321 |
Eller Jack David <1959-, >
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Taylor & Francis, 2015 | ||
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The docks [[electronic resource] /] / Bill Sharpsteen |
Autore | Sharpsteen Bill <1954-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (326 p.) |
Disciplina | 387.109794/94 |
Soggetto topico |
Harbors - California - Los Angeles
Stevedores - California - Los Angeles |
Soggetto non controllato |
american port
asian imports california career chaos docks economic enterprises economic politics economics energy environmental activists goods illustrated imports and exports interesting stories labor largest port longshoremen los angeles nonfiction photographs pollution port of los angeles seafaring security issues security shipping ships and boats sociology transportation unions united states waterborne cargo |
ISBN |
1-282-89603-2
9786612896033 0-520-94709-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Valet Parking -- 2. A Carpet of Containers -- 3. Moving Cans -- 4. The Landlord -- 5. The Diesel Death Zone -- 6. The Union -- 7. The Employers -- 8. The Importer -- 9. The Shipper -- 10. Los Troqueros -- 11. The Hold Men -- 12. The Women -- 13. The Clerk -- 14. Security -- 15. The New Normal -- 16. Hawse Piper -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786713703321 |
Sharpsteen Bill <1954->
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The docks [[electronic resource] /] / Bill Sharpsteen |
Autore | Sharpsteen Bill <1954-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (326 p.) |
Disciplina | 387.109794/94 |
Soggetto topico |
Harbors - California - Los Angeles
Stevedores - California - Los Angeles |
Soggetto non controllato |
american port
asian imports california career chaos docks economic enterprises economic politics economics energy environmental activists goods illustrated imports and exports interesting stories labor largest port longshoremen los angeles nonfiction photographs pollution port of los angeles seafaring security issues security shipping ships and boats sociology transportation unions united states waterborne cargo |
ISBN |
1-282-89603-2
9786612896033 0-520-94709-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Valet Parking -- 2. A Carpet of Containers -- 3. Moving Cans -- 4. The Landlord -- 5. The Diesel Death Zone -- 6. The Union -- 7. The Employers -- 8. The Importer -- 9. The Shipper -- 10. Los Troqueros -- 11. The Hold Men -- 12. The Women -- 13. The Clerk -- 14. Security -- 15. The New Normal -- 16. Hawse Piper -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813185503321 |
Sharpsteen Bill <1954->
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Field guide to mushrooms of western North America [[electronic resource] /] / R. Michael Davis, Robert Sommer, John A. Menge |
Autore | Davis R. Michael |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (473 p.) |
Disciplina | 579.6 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
SommerRobert <1929->
MengeJohn A |
Collana | California natural history guide series |
Soggetto topico |
Mushrooms - California
Mushrooms - West (U.S.) |
Soggetto non controllato |
backyard fungi
biological sciences california color illustrations dna sequencing easy to read ecologists ecology field guide fungi mushroom collectors mushroom habitats mushroom hunters mushroom identification mushroom species mushroom taxonomy mushrooms mycologists mycophiles natural history natural world north america photographs reference guide scientists southern california species identification western america western states |
ISBN |
1-280-81399-7
9786613711496 0-520-95360-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- CLASSIFICATION AND KEYS -- SPECIES DESCRIPTIONS -- FUNGAL ARTS AND CRAFTS -- APPENDIX 1. SPORE COLORS OF SOME COMMON GILLED MUSHROOM GENERA -- APPENDIX 2. SYNONYMS, NAME CHANGES, AND MISAPPLIED NAMES -- GLOSSARY -- RESOURCES -- ADDITIONAL CAPTIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND ART CREDITS -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779251903321 |
Davis R. Michael
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Field guide to mushrooms of western North America [[electronic resource] /] / R. Michael Davis, Robert Sommer, John A. Menge |
Autore | Davis R. Michael |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (473 p.) |
Disciplina | 579.6 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
SommerRobert <1929->
MengeJohn A |
Collana | California natural history guide series |
Soggetto topico |
Mushrooms - California
Mushrooms - West (U.S.) |
Soggetto non controllato |
backyard fungi
biological sciences california color illustrations dna sequencing easy to read ecologists ecology field guide fungi mushroom collectors mushroom habitats mushroom hunters mushroom identification mushroom species mushroom taxonomy mushrooms mycologists mycophiles natural history natural world north america photographs reference guide scientists southern california species identification western america western states |
ISBN |
1-280-81399-7
9786613711496 0-520-95360-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- CLASSIFICATION AND KEYS -- SPECIES DESCRIPTIONS -- FUNGAL ARTS AND CRAFTS -- APPENDIX 1. SPORE COLORS OF SOME COMMON GILLED MUSHROOM GENERA -- APPENDIX 2. SYNONYMS, NAME CHANGES, AND MISAPPLIED NAMES -- GLOSSARY -- RESOURCES -- ADDITIONAL CAPTIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND ART CREDITS -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811176003321 |
Davis R. Michael
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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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