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Animals' Influence on the Landscape and Ecological Importance: Natives, Newco…
In its first English-language edition, this book introduces the many-faceted interactions of animal populations with their habitats. From soil fauna, ants and termites to small and large herbivores, burrowing mammals and birds, the author presents a comprehensive analysis of animals and ecosystems that is as broad and varied as all nature. Chapter 2 addresses the functional role of animals in l…
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-94-017-9294-3
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- XXXI, 522
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- 363.7 HOL a
Politics, Power, and Purpose : An Orientation to Political Science
This textbook is intended to orient students to the study of politics and the discipline of political science. By the end of this course, students will gain comprehensive understanding of political behavior, political institutions, and normative ideas of political theory.
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- 320 STE p
Animal Models of Behavior Genetics
This stimulating analysis reviews the broad potential of animal models to foster a deeper understanding of human pathology, strengthen connections between genetic and behavioral studies, and develop more effective treatments for mental disorders. Widely-studied and lesser-used species are examined in models that capture features along the continuum of normative and pathological behavior. The mo…
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-1-4939-3777-6
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- XVI, 389
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- Advances in Behavior Genetics
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- 616.80076 ANI a
The Greenhouse Gas Balance of Italy
The book addresses in a comprehensive way the full greenhouse gases budget of the Italian landscape, focusing on land use and terrestrial ecosystems. In recent years there has been a growing interest in the role of terrestrial ecosystems with regard to the carbon cycle and only recently a regional approach has been considered for its specificity in terms of new methodologies for observations an…
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- 1
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- 978-3-642-32424-6
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- VIII, 211, 27 b/w illustrations, 30 illustrations in colour
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- Environmental Science and Engineering
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The Great American Biotic Interchange
South American ecosystems suffered one of the greatest biogeographical events, after the establishment of the Panamian land bridge, called the “Great American Biotic Interchange” (GABI). This refers to the exchange, in several phases, of land mammals between the Americas; this event started during the late Miocene with the appearance of the Holartic Procyonidae (Huayquerian Age) in South Am…
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- 1
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- 978-94-017-9792-4
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- X, 97, 2 b/w illustrations, 28 illustrations in colour
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- SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences
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- -
The Golden Rule in Sports
Elite level sport lends itself to a highly competitive environment that encourages players to seek a competitive advantage in order to win. Since competition is an inherent condition that is also considered desirable in this setting, it may at first glance seem as if cooperation does not have any room in elite level sports. Sustainable cooperation can be mutually advantageous for players, but i…
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- 1
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- 978-3-658-07028-1
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- XVI, 189, 17 b/w illustrations
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- The Golden Rule in Sports
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Ancient Views on the Quality of Life
This monograph describes the contributions to our current understanding of quality of life made by the most important ancient philosophers in the Western Tradition. It does so from the point of view of a contemporary researcher in quality of life or human well-being. Revisiting ancient texts from about 600 BCE to 300 BCE, the book explores the earliest ideas in recorded western philosophical an…
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-3-319-16525-7
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- XI, 91
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- SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
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- 300 MIC a
The Politics of Contaminated Sites Management
In the opening chapter, the authors describe the influences of politics and the power relationships between actors involved in decision-making in contaminated sites management, which they term a “wicked problem.” Chapter Two offers a theoretical framework for understanding institutions and the environmental management of contaminated sites. The next five chapters present a detailed case stu…
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- 978-3-319-11307-4
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- XIX, 159
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Analysis and Modeling of Coordinated Multi-neuronal Activity
Since information in the brain is processed by the exchange of spikes among neurons, a study of such group dynamics is extremely important in understanding hippocampus dependent memory. These spike patterns and local field potentials (LFPs) have been analyzed by various statistical methods. These studies have led to important findings of memory information processing. For example, memory-trace …
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-1-4939-1969-7
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- X, 354
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- Springer Series in Computational Neuroscience
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- 616.80076 ANA a
The Fractal Geometry of the Brain
Reviews the most intriguing applications of fractal analysis in neuroscience with a focus on current and future potential, limits, advantages, and disadvantages. Will bring an understanding of fractals to clinicians and researchers also if they do not have a mathematical background, and will serve as a good tool for teaching the translational applications of computational models to students and…
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- 1
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- 978-1-4939-3995-4
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- XXII, 585,
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- Springer Series in Computational Neuroscience
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