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Sensory evolution on the threshold [[electronic resource] ] : adaptations in secondarily aquatic vertebrates / / edited by J.G.M. Thewissen and Sirpa Nummela
| Sensory evolution on the threshold [[electronic resource] ] : adaptations in secondarily aquatic vertebrates / / edited by J.G.M. Thewissen and Sirpa Nummela |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (360 p.) |
| Disciplina | 591.4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ThewissenJ. G. M
NummelaSirpa |
| Soggetto topico |
Aquatic animals - Sense organs
Aquatic animals - Adaptation Sense organs - Evolution |
| Soggetto non controllato |
adapting to their environment
anatomy animal senses animal sensory systems astonishing transition botany and ecology crocodiles electroreception evolutionary adaptation magnetoreception mechanoreception natural sciences neurobiology penguins physiology seals sens organs sensory biology theory of evolution whales |
| ISBN |
1-282-35932-0
9786612359323 0-520-93412-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 • Introduction: On Becoming Aquatic -- 2 • The Physics and Biology of Olfaction and Taste -- 3 • The Chemical Stimulus and Its Detection -- 4 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Amphibians -- 5 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Nonavian Aquatic Reptiles -- 6 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Aquatic Birds -- 7 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Aquatic Mammals -- 8 • The Physics of Light in Air and Water -- 9 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Vision in Aquatic Tetrapods -- 10 • Structure and Function of the Retina in Aquatic Tetrapods -- 11 • The Physics of Sound in Air and Water -- 12 • Comparative Anatomy and Function of Hearing in Aquatic Amphibians, Reptiles, and Birds -- 13. Hearing in Aquatic Mammals -- 14 • The Physics and Physiology of Balance -- 15 • Comparative and Functional Anatomy of Balance in Aquatic Reptiles and Birds -- 16 • Comparative and Functional Anatomy of Balance in Aquatic Mammals -- 17 • The Physics and Physiology of Mechanoreception -- 18 • Mechanoreception in Secondarily Aquatic Vertebrates -- 19 • Magnetoreception -- 20 • Electroreception -- 21 • Toward an Integrative Approach -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777931803321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sensory evolution on the threshold : adaptations in secondarily aquatic vertebrates / / edited by J.G.M. Thewissen and Sirpa Nummela
| Sensory evolution on the threshold : adaptations in secondarily aquatic vertebrates / / edited by J.G.M. Thewissen and Sirpa Nummela |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (360 p.) |
| Disciplina | 591.4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ThewissenJ. G. M
NummelaSirpa |
| Soggetto topico |
Aquatic animals - Sense organs
Aquatic animals - Adaptation Sense organs - Evolution |
| Soggetto non controllato |
adapting to their environment
anatomy animal senses animal sensory systems astonishing transition botany and ecology crocodiles electroreception evolutionary adaptation magnetoreception mechanoreception natural sciences neurobiology penguins physiology seals sens organs sensory biology theory of evolution whales |
| ISBN |
1-282-35932-0
9786612359323 0-520-93412-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 • Introduction: On Becoming Aquatic -- 2 • The Physics and Biology of Olfaction and Taste -- 3 • The Chemical Stimulus and Its Detection -- 4 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Amphibians -- 5 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Nonavian Aquatic Reptiles -- 6 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Aquatic Birds -- 7 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Aquatic Mammals -- 8 • The Physics of Light in Air and Water -- 9 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Vision in Aquatic Tetrapods -- 10 • Structure and Function of the Retina in Aquatic Tetrapods -- 11 • The Physics of Sound in Air and Water -- 12 • Comparative Anatomy and Function of Hearing in Aquatic Amphibians, Reptiles, and Birds -- 13. Hearing in Aquatic Mammals -- 14 • The Physics and Physiology of Balance -- 15 • Comparative and Functional Anatomy of Balance in Aquatic Reptiles and Birds -- 16 • Comparative and Functional Anatomy of Balance in Aquatic Mammals -- 17 • The Physics and Physiology of Mechanoreception -- 18 • Mechanoreception in Secondarily Aquatic Vertebrates -- 19 • Magnetoreception -- 20 • Electroreception -- 21 • Toward an Integrative Approach -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810356703321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Watching giants [[electronic resource] ] : the secret lives of whales / / Elin Kelsey ; with photographs by Doc White ; additional photographs by François Gohier
| Watching giants [[electronic resource] ] : the secret lives of whales / / Elin Kelsey ; with photographs by Doc White ; additional photographs by François Gohier |
| Autore | Kelsey Elin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
| Disciplina | 599.509164/1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Whales
Whales - Mexico - California, Gulf of |
| Soggetto non controllato |
aquatic mammals
blue whales cetacean researchers conservationist creatures dolphin tuna issue dolphins ecosystem environmentalism gulf of california humpback whales marine ecology marine mammals marine pollution motherhood nets from bubbles noise pollution ocean oceanic creatures open ocean overfishing personal experiences phenomenon save the whales social networks sperm whales swimming whale sex whales |
| ISBN |
1-282-36066-3
9786612360664 0-520-94221-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Extreme Motherhood -- 2. A Sea Of Milk -- 3. Looking For Whales In All The Wrong Places -- 4. Resident Aliens? -- 5. How To Make A Really Rich Sea -- 6. Popular Mechanics -- 7. Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Who'S The Smartest Of Them All? -- 8. Building Nets From Bubbles And Other Mysterious Humpback Whale Talents -- 9. Do Baby Sperm Whales Suck Milk Through Their Noses? -- 10. Deep Culture -- 11. What'S The Use Of Granny? -- 12. Dolphin Snatchers -- 13. Friendly Mothers, Friendly Calves? -- 14. The War On Fish -- 15. Why Blue Whales Gotta Be Big -- 16. What You Can See By Listening -- 17. What You Can Learn From The Dead -- 18. Let'S Talk About Sex, Baby -- 19. Missing Meat -- 20. Shifting Scale -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780915803321 |
Kelsey Elin
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Whales, whaling, and ocean ecosystems / / edited by James A. Estes [et al.]
| Whales, whaling, and ocean ecosystems / / edited by James A. Estes [et al.] |
| Autore | Okihiro Gary Y |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif. ; ; London : , : University of California Press, , 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 402 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 333.9595 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | EstesJ. A <1945-> (James A.) |
| Collana | California World History Library |
| Soggetto topico |
Whaling - Environmental aspects
Marine ecology Whales - Ecology |
| Soggetto non controllato |
comprehensive
culture and law dynamics of ocean ecosystems ecological impact of industrial whaling ecological theory ecology economics empirical research evolutionary history genetics historical data innovative ocean biogeography overview of whales and ecosystems physiology population biology whales |
| ISBN |
0-520-93419-9
1-281-75246-0 9786611752460 0-520-93320-6 1-4337-0132-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List Of Contributors -- List Of Tables -- List Of Figures -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Whales, Interaction Webs, And Zero-Sum Ecology -- 3. Lessons From Land Present And Past Signs Of Ecological Decay And The Overture To Earth's Sixth Mass Extinction -- 4. When Ecological Pyramids Were Upside Down -- 5. Pelagic Ecosystem Response To A Century Of Commercial Fishing And Whaling -- 6 Evidence For Bottom-Up Control Of Upper-Trophic-Level Marine Populations Is It Scale-Dependent? -- 7. Evolutionary Patterns In Cetacea Fishing Up Prey Size Through Deep Time -- 8. A Taxonomy Of World Whaling Operations And Eras -- 9. The History Of Whales Read From DNA -- 10. Changes In Marine Mammal Biomass In The Bering Sea/ Aleutian Islands Region Before And After The Period Of Commercial Whaling -- 11. Industrial Whaling In The North Pacific Ocean 1952-1978 Spatial Patterns Of Harvest And Decline -- 12. Worldwide Distribution And Abundance Of Killer Whales -- 13. The Natural History And Ecology Of Killer Whales -- 14. Killer Whales As Predators Of Large Baleen Whales And Sperm Whales -- 15. Physiological And Ecological Consequences Of Extreme Body Size In Whales -- 16. Ecosystem Impact Of The Decline Of Large Whales In The North Pacific -- 17. The Removal Of Large Whales From The Southern Ocean Evidence For Long-Term Ecosystem Effects? -- 18. Great Whales As Prey Using Demography And Bioenergetics To Infer Interactions In Marine Mammal Communities -- 19. Whales And Whaling In The North Pacific Ocean And Bering Sea Oceanographic Insights And Ecosystem Impacts -- 20. Legacy Of Industrial Whaling Could Killer Whales Be Responsible For Declines Of Sea Lions, Elephant Seals, And Minke Whales In The Southern Hemisphere? -- 21. Predator Diet Breadth And Prey Population Dynamics Mechanism And Modeling -- 22. Bigger Is Better The Role Of Whales As Detritus In Marine Ecosystems -- 23 Gray Whales In The Bering And Chukchi Seas -- 24. Whales, Whaling, And Ecosystems In The North Atlantic Ocean -- 25. Sperm Whales In Ocean Ecosystems -- 26. Ecosystem Effects Of Fishing And Whaling In The North Pacific And Atlantic Oceans -- 27. Potential Influences Of Whaling On The Status And Trends Of Pinniped Populations -- 28. The Dynamic Between Social Systems And Ocean Ecosystems Are There Lessons From Commercial Whaling? -- 29. Whaling, Law, And Culture -- 30. Whales Are Big And It Matters -- 31. Retrospection And Review -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784417803321 |
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Okihiro Gary Y
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| Berkeley, Calif. ; ; London : , : University of California Press, , 2006 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The world hunt : an environmental history of the commodification of animals / / John F. Richards ; introduction by John R. McNeill
| The world hunt : an environmental history of the commodification of animals / / John F. Richards ; introduction by John R. McNeill |
| Autore | Richards John F. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (182 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.95/4 |
| Collana | California World History Library |
| Soggetto topico |
Human ecology - History
Nature - Effect of human beings on - History Hunting Animal welfare Wildlife conservation Wildlife management |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american history
animal products animals california world history library series capitalism coastlands cod fishing commercial hunting of wildlife deerskin environmental history environmentalism european history european quests fur trade furs global impact history hunting modern world economy natural world nature north america north atlantic oceans political retrospective russia russian history sealing siberia the unending frontier series walruses whales whaling wildlife world history |
| ISBN | 0-520-95847-0 |
| Classificazione | HIS037000HIS010020HIS036020 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Maps and Tables -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Furs and Deerskins in Eastern North America -- Chapter 2. The Hunt for Furs in Siberia -- Chapter 3. Cod and the New World Fisheries -- Chapter 4. Whales and Walruses in the Northern Oceans -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791036103321 |
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Richards John F.
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| Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The world hunt : an environmental history of the commodification of animals / / John F. Richards ; introduction by John R. McNeill
| The world hunt : an environmental history of the commodification of animals / / John F. Richards ; introduction by John R. McNeill |
| Autore | Richards John F. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (182 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.95/4 |
| Collana | California World History Library |
| Soggetto topico |
Human ecology - History
Nature - Effect of human beings on - History Hunting Animal welfare Wildlife conservation Wildlife management |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american history
animal products animals california world history library series capitalism coastlands cod fishing commercial hunting of wildlife deerskin environmental history environmentalism european history european quests fur trade furs global impact history hunting modern world economy natural world nature north america north atlantic oceans political retrospective russia russian history sealing siberia the unending frontier series walruses whales whaling wildlife world history |
| ISBN | 0-520-95847-0 |
| Classificazione | HIS037000HIS010020HIS036020 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Maps and Tables -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Furs and Deerskins in Eastern North America -- Chapter 2. The Hunt for Furs in Siberia -- Chapter 3. Cod and the New World Fisheries -- Chapter 4. Whales and Walruses in the Northern Oceans -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810542803321 |
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Richards John F.
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| Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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