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Adventures among ants : a global safari with a cast of trillions / / Mark W. Moffett
| 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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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, [2010] | ||
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African zoology
| African zoology |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Pretoria] : , : [Zoological Society of Southern Africa], , [2000]- |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 590 |
| Soggetto topico |
Animals - Africa
Animals - South Africa Zoology Zoologie zoology Animals Dierkunde |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodical
periodicals. Periodicals Periodicals. Périodiques. |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Sabinet African Journals
dieren animals zoology afrika africa Zoology (General) Biology of Animal Taxonomic Groups (General) Biologie van diertaxonomische groepen (algemeen) |
| ISSN | 2224-073X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996199590503316 |
| [Pretoria] : , : [Zoological Society of Southern Africa], , [2000]- | ||
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Among African apes [[electronic resource] ] : stories and photos from the field / / edited by Martha M. Robbins and Christophe Boesch
| Among African apes [[electronic resource] ] : stories and photos from the field / / edited by Martha M. Robbins and Christophe Boesch |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
| Disciplina | 599.88096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
RobbinsMartha M. <1967->
BoeschChristophe |
| Soggetto topico |
Apes - Africa
Apes - Research - Africa Apes - Conservation Rare mammals - Africa |
| Soggetto non controllato |
africa
african animals african apes animal behavior apes bonobos bwindi impenetrable national park central africa chimpanzees conservation cote divoire deforestation disease ecotourism endangered animals environment environmentalism extinction field research forests gabon gorillas great apes ivindo national park jungles life sciences nature photography nature preserve nature reserve nature nonfiction poaching primates primatology science tai national park uganda wild apes wildlife zoology |
| ISBN |
1-283-27793-X
9786613277930 0-520-94883-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Who, What, Where, and Why -- ONE: Discovering Apes -- TWO: Life and Death in the Forest Blood -- THREE: Encounters with Bili Chimpanzees in the Undisturbed Gangu Forest -- FOUR: Is Blood Thicker Than Water -- FIVE: Our Cousins in the Forest - or Bushmeat? -- SIX: Discovering Chimpanzee Traditions -- SEVEN: Keeping It in the Family. Tribal Warfare between Chimpanzee Communities -- EIGHT: Winona's Search for the Right Silverback. Insights into Female Strategies at a Natural Rain Forest Clearing in Northern Congo -- NINE: The Long Road to Habituation. A Window into the Lives of Gorillas -- TEN: Among Silverbacks -- ELEVEN: The Diversity of the Apes What Is the Future? -- Contributors -- Plate Credits -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781375603321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 | ||
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Amphibian declines [[electronic resource] ] : a United States' response to the global phenomenon / / edited by Michael J. Lannoo
| Amphibian declines [[electronic resource] ] : a United States' response to the global phenomenon / / edited by Michael J. Lannoo |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1117 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.95/78 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LannooMichael J |
| Soggetto topico |
Amphibian declines
Amphibian declines - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
adenocarcinoma
agriculture amphibians animal populations biodiversity biology climate change conservation deforestation disease ecology environment environmentalism frogs genetics global warming habitat lakes malformation malformed frogs minnesota natural sciences nature nonfiction northern cricket frogs overwintering parasites pesticides pollution population declines radiation risk factors rivers salamander science ultraviolet wetlands wild animals woodland salamanders xenobiotics zoology |
| ISBN |
1-282-75915-9
9786612759154 0-520-92943-8 1-4175-9332-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Amphibian Declines -- Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Advisory Board -- Contributors -- Preface -- Part One. Conservation Essays -- Introduction -- 1. Diverse Phenomena Influencing Amphibian Population Declines -- 2. Why Are Some Species In Decline But Others Not? -- 3. Philosophy, Value Judgments, And Declining Amphibians -- 4. Embracing Human Diversity In Conservation -- 5. Declining Amphibian Populations Task Force -- Declines -- 6. Meeting The Challenge Of Amphibian Declines With An Interdisciplinary Research Program -- 7. Biology Of Amphibian Declines -- 8. Declines Of Eastern North American Woodland Salamanders (Plethodon) -- 9. Decline Of Northern Cricket Frogs (Acris Crepitans) -- 10. Overwintering In Northern Cricket Frogs (Acris Crepitans) -- Causes -- 11. Repercussions Of Global Change -- 12. Lessons From Europe -- 13. Risk Factors And Declines In Northern Cricket Frogs (Acris Crepitans) -- 14. Ultraviolet Radiation -- 15. Xenobiotics -- 16. Variation In Pesticide Tolerance -- 17. Lucké Renal Adenocarcinoma -- 18. Malformed Frogs In Minnesota: History And Interspecific Differences -- 19. Parasites Of North American Frogs -- 20. Parasite Infection And Limb Malformations: A Growing Problem In Amphibian Conservation -- 21. Pine Silviculture -- 22. Commercial Trade -- Conservation -- 23. Houston Toads And Texas Politics -- 24. Amphibian Conservation Needs -- 25. Amphibian Population Cycles And Long-Term Data Sets -- 26. Landscape Ecology -- 27. Conservation Of Texas Spring And Cave Salamanders (Eurycea) -- 28. Lessons From The Tropics -- 29. Taxonomy And Amphibian Declines -- 30. Conservation Systematics: The Bufo Boreas Species Group -- 31. Factors Limiting The Recovery Of Boreal Toads (Bufo B. Boreas) -- 32. Southwestern Desert Bufonids -- 33. Amphibian Ecotoxicology -- 34. Museum Collections -- 35. Critical Areas -- 36. Creating Habitat Reserves For Migratory Salamanders -- 37. Population Manipulations -- 38. Exotic Species -- 39. Protecting Amphibians While Restoring Fish Populations -- 40. Reflections Upon Amphibian Conservation -- Surveys And Monitoring -- 41. Distribution Of South Dakota Anurans -- 42. Nebraska's Declining Amphibians -- 43. Museum Collections Can Assess Population Trends -- 44. Monitoring Salamander Populations In Great Smoky Mountains National Park -- 45. North American Amphibian Monitoring Program (Naamp) -- 46. Evaluating Calling Surveys -- 47. Geographical Information Systems And Survey Designs -- 48. Impacts Of Forest Management On Amphibians -- 49. Monitoring Pigment Pattern Morphs Of Northern Leopard Frogs -- Education -- 50. The National Amphibian Conservation Center -- 51. A Thousand Friends Of Frogs: Its Origins -- A Perspective -- 52. Of Men And Deformed Frogs: A Journalist's Lament -- Part Two. Species Accounts -- Introduction -- Anura -- Ascaphidae -- Family Bufonidae -- Family Dendrobatidae -- Family Hylidae -- Family Leptodactylidae -- Family Microhylidae -- Family Pelobatidae -- Family Pipidae -- Family Ranidae -- Family Rhinophrynidae -- Caudata -- Family Ambystomatidae -- Family Amphiumidae -- Family Cryptobranchidae -- Family Dicamptodontidae -- Family Plethodontidae -- Family Proteidae -- Family Rhyacotritonidae -- Family Salamandridae -- Family Sirenidae -- Epilogue: Factors Implicated In Amphibian Population Declines In The United States -- Conclusion -- Literature Cited -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783318103321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Animal Narratology
| Animal Narratology |
| Autore | Jacobs Joela |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (454 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Research & information: general
Biology, life sciences Animals & society |
| Soggetto non controllato |
animal narrators
anthropocentrism cultural ontologies discourse analysis fiction-nonfiction distinction framing and footing life writing narratology politeness self-narratives animal studies human-animal studies speaking animals Tolstoy Bulgakov trauma theory Russian literature allegory humanism literary theory film studies George Orwell Animal Farm Chicken Run Uwe Timm 'Morenga' African history colonialism postcolonial German literature animal narratology multi-perspective narration animal agency The Plague Dogs Richard Adams unreliability talking animal stories non-human focalizer Pincher Martin non-human narrators intradiegetic narration Gerard Genette anthropomorphism Eric Linklater The Wind on the Moon direct speech characterization posthumanism inter-species comprehension Hindi cinema Bollywood animal narrator world literature empathy Cartesian dualism Maurice Merleau-Ponty animal poetry 'Inventing a Horse 'Spermaceti' eco-humanities eco-criticism eco-philosophy Industrial Farm Animal Production narrative plot conflict environmental crisis catastrophe play theory Franz Kafka manuscripts speaking-for narrative representation literary representation animal autobiography fictional autobiography meta-autobiography contextualist narratology cultural and literary animal studies poetics of knowledge zoology natural history equine autozoography horse-science narrative voice inoperativity singing mice zoopoetics anthropological machine community music Cervantes Novelas ejemplares El coloquio de los perros Novela del casamiento engañoso Siglo de Oro Early Modern Age cynicism Diogenes of Sinope Montaigne Derrida Animal Studies rhetoric animal narration fable Aesopic fables Greek fable antagonistic fables comics animals cinema sound effects science fiction Achilles Archilochus fox Gryllus Hesiod Homer Lucian pig Plutarch Pythagoras rooster Xanthus talking dogs agency animal dystopia Marie Darrieussecq human non-human Truismes Kafka studies adaptation studies intertextuality intermediality mimesis emulation imitation repetition parody autobiography genre entanglement Cixous dogs earth worldviews indigenous wisdom traditions relationality ecology language more-than-human geography multispecies ethnography ecopsychology anthropology environmental philosophy decolonization intuition instinct myth non-verbal communication IK TEK animality film White God filmic representation of animals material ecocriticism Moby-Dick Werner Herzog Hans Sahl lyric poetry mole space time species metamorphosis transformation exile |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557108103321 |
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Jacobs Joela
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| Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020 | ||
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The ants of Fiji [[electronic resource] /] / Eli M. Sarnat, Evan P. Economo
| The ants of Fiji [[electronic resource] /] / Eli M. Sarnat, Evan P. Economo |
| Autore | Sarnat Eli M |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (400 p.) |
| Disciplina |
595.796097
595.796099611 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | EconomoEvan P |
| Collana |
University of California publications in entomology
UC Publications in Entomology |
| Soggetto topico | Ants - Fiji |
| Soggetto non controllato |
animals
ant fauna ant species antennal scrobes biodiversity studies biology distribution maps endemic radiations entomology exotic species fiji fijian archipelago genera habitat elevation charts hypoponera illustrations insects islands life sciences natural sciences nature pacific species pan pacific species reference science specimen images synopses zoology |
| ISBN |
1-283-87399-0
0-520-95521-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Plates -- Abstract -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Methods -- Taxonomic synopsis of the Fijian ant Fauna -- Species plates -- Literature Cited -- Appendix A. Collection localities -- Appendix B. Checklist of the ants of Fiji |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785705103321 |
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Sarnat Eli M
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2012 | ||
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Arctic shorebirds in North America [[electronic resource] ] : a decade of monitoring / / Jonathan Bart and Victoria Johnston, editors
| Arctic shorebirds in North America [[electronic resource] ] : a decade of monitoring / / Jonathan Bart and Victoria Johnston, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
| Disciplina | 598.3/309719 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BartJonathan
JohnstonVictoria Helen <1962-> |
| Collana | Studies in avian biology |
| Soggetto topico |
Shore birds - Canada, Northern
Shore birds - Alaska Bird surveys - Canada, Northern Bird surveys - Alaska |
| Soggetto non controllato |
arctic ecosystems
arctic habitats bird population bird science bird watchers birds in the cold birds in the winter books about birds books for animal lovers conservation of birds distractions for kids educational books environment books environmental ecosystem head south for the winter home school science books interesting books leisure reads life sciences nature lovers ornithology passion books planet earth lovers shorebirds vacation books wildlife winter habitats zoology |
| ISBN |
1-282-13418-3
9786613806765 0-520-95349-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Regional aspects -- pt. 3. Methodology -- pt. 4. Synthesis. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779223203321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2012 | ||
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Behaviour, development and evolution / / Patrick Bateson
| Behaviour, development and evolution / / Patrick Bateson |
| Autore | Bateson P. P. G (Paul Patrick Gordon), <1938-2017, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Open Book Publishers |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (134 pages) |
| Disciplina | 150.1943 |
| Soggetto topico | Behaviorism (Psychology) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
biology
genetics imprinting behavioural development evolution adaptability zoology |
| ISBN | 2-8218-8393-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910165178503321 |
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Bateson P. P. G (Paul Patrick Gordon), <1938-2017, >
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Birds of the Salton Sea [[electronic resource] ] : status, biogeography, and ecology / / Michael A. Patten, Guy McCaskie, and Philip Unitt
| Birds of the Salton Sea [[electronic resource] ] : status, biogeography, and ecology / / Michael A. Patten, Guy McCaskie, and Philip Unitt |
| Autore | Patten Michael A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, [2003?] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (379 p.) |
| Disciplina | 598/.09794/99 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
McCaskieGuy
UnittPhilip |
| Soggetto topico | Birds - California - Salton Sea |
| Soggetto non controllato |
biodiversity
biogeography biology birding community birds conservation conservationists ecology ecosystem endangered animals environment environmental threats environmentalism freshwater habitat inland lake lake birds lake landbirds life sciences migrating birds migration natural sciences nature nonfiction ornithology pacific flyway salton sea science shorebirds waterfowl wild animals wildlife managers wildlife wintering birds zoology |
| ISBN |
1-282-75916-7
9786612759161 0-520-92944-6 1-59734-498-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- A HISTORY OF THE SALTON SINK -- CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES -- BIOGEOGRAPHY OF THE SALTON SEA -- A CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF THE SALTON SEA -- THE GEOGRAPHIC REGION -- DATA COLLECT ION -- TAXONOMY AND NOMENCLATURE -- SUBSPECIES -- THE MAIN LIST -- NONNATIVE SPEC1 ES -- HYPOTHETICAL LIST -- APPENDIX: COMMON AND SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF PLANT SPECIES MENTIONED IN THE TEXT -- LITERATURE CITED -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780251703321 |
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Patten Michael A
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, [2003?] | ||
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Bone histology of fossil tetrapods [[electronic resource] ] : advancing methods, analysis, and interpretation / / edited by Kevin Padian, Ellen-Thérèse Lamm
| Bone histology of fossil tetrapods [[electronic resource] ] : advancing methods, analysis, and interpretation / / edited by Kevin Padian, Ellen-Thérèse Lamm |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (298 p.) |
| Disciplina | 566 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
PadianKevin
LammEllen-Thérèse <1966-> |
| Soggetto topico | Vertebrates, Fossil - Microstructure |
| Soggetto non controllato |
allosaurus
ancient organisms animals archosaurs behavior biological anthropology biology birds bone growth rate bone histology bone matrix bone microanatomy chronological age determination data analysis ecology engaging evolution extinct tetrapods fossil bone histology fossilized bone tissue fossilized fossils history life sciences microanatomy microscopic examination natural science organisms paleontology phenomenon physiology popular science science skeletons zoology |
| ISBN | 0-520-95511-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Authors and Contributors -- 1. Why Study the Bone Microstructure of Fossil Tetrapods? -- 2. The Biology of Bone -- 3. Selection of Specimens -- 4. Preparation and Sectioning of Specimens -- 5. Image Standardization in Paleohistology -- 6. Database Standardization -- 7. Skeletochronology -- 8. Analysis of Growth Rates -- 9. Evolution of Growth Rates and Their Implications -- 10. Research Applications and Integration -- LITERATURE CITED |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786270303321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013 | ||
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