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Evolutionary Developmental Biology of Invertebrates 5 Ecdysozoa III: Hexapoda
This multi-author, six-volume work summarizes our current knowledge on the developmental biology of all major invertebrate animal phyla. The main aspects of cleavage, embryogenesis, organogenesis and gene expression are discussed in an evolutionary framework. Each chapter presents an in-depth yet concise overview of both classical and recent literature, supplemented by numerous color illustrati…
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- 978-3-7091-1868-9
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- VII, 219
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Evolutionary Developmental Biology of Invertebrates 4 Ecdysozoa II: Crustacea
This multi-author, six-volume work summarizes our current knowledge on the developmental biology of all major invertebrate animal phyla. The main aspects of cleavage, embryogenesis, organogenesis and gene expression are discussed in an evolutionary framework. Each chapter presents an in-depth yet concise overview of both classical and recent literature, supplemented by numerous color illustrati…
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- 978-3-7091-1853-5
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- 41 b/w illustrations, 43 illustrations in colour
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Evolutionary Developmental Biology of Invertebrates 3 Ecdysozoa I: Non-Tetra…
This multi-author, six-volume work summarizes our current knowledge on the developmental biology of all major invertebrate animal phyla. The main aspects of cleavage, embryogenesis, organogenesis and gene expression are discussed in an evolutionary framework. Each chapter presents an in-depth yet concise overview of both classical and recent literature, supplemented by numerous color illustrati…
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- 978-3-7091-1865-8
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- 14 b/w illustrations, 58 illustrations in colour
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Evolutionary Developmental Biology of Invertebrates 2 Lophotrochozoa (Spiralia)
This multi-author, six-volume work summarizes our current knowledge on the developmental biology of all major invertebrate animal phyla. The main aspects of cleavage, embryogenesis, organogenesis and gene expression are discussed in an evolutionary framework. Each chapter presents an in-depth yet concise overview of both classical and recent literature, supplemented by numerous color illustrati…
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- 978-3-7091-1871-9
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- 12 b/w illustrations, 90 illustrations in colour
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Evolutionary Developmental Biology of Invertebrates 1 Introduction, Non-Bila…
This multi-author, six-volume work summarizes our current knowledge on the developmental biology of all major invertebrate animal phyla. The main aspects of cleavage, embryogenesis, organogenesis and gene expression are discussed in an evolutionary framework. Each chapter presents an in-depth yet concise overview of both classical and recent literature, supplemented by numerous color illustrati…
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- 978-3-7091-1862-7
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- 21 b/w illustrations, 112 illustrations in colour
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Evolution of Gibbons and Siamang Phylogeny, Morphology, and Cognition
This volume provides insight into gibbon diet and community ecology, the mating system and reproduction, and conservation biology, all topics which represent areas of substantial progress in understanding socio-ecological flexibility and conservation needs of the hylobatid family. This work analyzes hylobatid evolution by synthesizing recent and ongoing studies of molecular phylogeny, morpholog…
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- 978-1-4939-5614-2
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- 42 b/w illustrations, 18 illustrations in colour
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Treatise on Acoustics
E.F.F. Chladni’s experiments and observations with sound and vibrations profoundly influenced the development of the field of Acoustics. The famous Chladni diagrams along with other observations are contained in Die Akustik, published in German in 1802 and Traité d’Acoustique, a greatly expanded version, published in French in 1809. This is the first comprehensive translation of the expand…
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- 978-3-319-20360-7
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- XXXI, 227
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Jakob von Uexküll: The Discovery of the Umwelt between Biosemiotics and Theo…
The book is a comprehensive introduction to the work of the Estonian-German biologist Jakob von Uexküll. After a first introductory chapter by Morten Tønnessen and a second chapter on Uexküll's life and philosophical background, it contains four chapters devoted to the analysis of his main works. They are followed by a vast eighth chapter which deals with the influence Uexküll had on other …
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- 978-94-017-9688-0
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Ethnoprimatology Primate Conservation in the 21st Century
The list of challenges facing nonhuman primates in the 21st century is a long one. The expansion of palm oil plantations to feed a growing consumer class is eating away at ape and monkey habitats in Southeast Asia and Central Africa. Lemurs are hunted for food in the poorest parts of Madagascar while monkeys are used as medicine in Brazil. Traditional cultural beliefs are maintaining demand for…
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- 978-3-319-30469-4
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- 35 b/w illustrations, 31 illustrations in colour
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Atlas of Animal Anatomy and Histology
This atlas presents the basic concepts and principles of functional animal anatomy and histology thereby furthering our understanding of evolutionary concepts and adaptation to the environment. It provides a step-by-step dissection guide with numerous colour photographs of the animals featured. It also presents images of the major organs along with histological sections of those organs. A wide …
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- 978-3-319-79745-8
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- XV, 413
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- 571.3
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