History of terrestrial mammals in south america, Defler, Thomas
Автор: Insight Guides Название: Insight Guides South America (Travel Guide with Free Ebook) ISBN: 1839052600 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781839052606 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 20050.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
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Автор: Farina Richard A., Vizcaino Sergio F., De Iuliis G Название: Megafauna: Giant Beasts of Pleistocene South America ISBN: 0253002303 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780253002303 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 61770.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: More than 10,000 years ago spectacularly large mammals roamed the pampas and jungles of South America. This book tells the story of these great beasts during and just after the Pleistocene, the geological epoch marked by the great ice ages. Megafauna describes the history and way of life of these animals, their comings and goings, and what befell them at the beginning of the modern era and the arrival of humans. It places these giants within the context of the other mammals then alive, describing their paleobiology—how they walked; how much they weighed; their diets, behavior, biomechanics; and the interactions among them and with their environment. It also tells the stories of the scientists who contributed to our discovery and knowledge of these transcendent creatures and the environment they inhabited. The episode known as the Great American Biotic Interchange, perhaps the most important of all natural history "experiments," is also an important theme of the book, tracing the biotic events of both North and South America that led to the fauna and the ecosystems discussed in this book.
South America is home to some of the most distinctive mammals on Earth--giant armadillos, tiny anteaters, the world's largest rodent, and its smallest deer. But the continent once supported a variety of other equally intriguing mammals that have no close living relatives: armored mammals with tail clubs, saber-toothed marsupials, and even a swimming sloth. We know of the existence of these peculiar species thanks to South America's rich fossil record, which provides many glimpses of prehistoric mammals and the ecosystems in which they lived. Organized as a "walk through time" and featuring species from 15 important fossil sites, this book is the most extensive and richly illustrated volume devoted exclusively to the Cenozoic mammals of South America. The text is supported by 75 life reconstructions of extinct species in their native habitats, as well as photographs of fossil specimens and the sites highlighted in the book. An annotated bibliography is included for those interested in delving into the scientific literature.
Автор: Aleksandra A. Panyutina; Leonid P. Korzun; Alexand Название: Flight of Mammals: From Terrestrial Limbs to Wings ISBN: 331908755X ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319087559 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 158380.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book offers a new explanation for the development of flight in mammals and offers detailed morphological descriptions of mammals with flapping flight. The skeletomuscular apparatus of the shoulder girdle and forelimbs of tree shrews, flying lemurs and bats is described in detail. Special attention is paid to the recognition of peculiar features of the skeleton and joints. For the basic locomotor patterns of flying lemurs and bats, the kinematic models of the shoulder girdle elements are developed. The most important locomotor postures of these animals are analyzed by means of statics. The key structural characters of the shoulder girdle and forelimbs of flying lemurs and bats, the formation of which provided transition of mammals from terrestrial locomotion to gliding and then, to flapping flight, are recognized. The concept is proposed that preadaptations preceding the acquisition of flapping flight could have come from widely sprawled forelimb posture while gliding from tree to tree and running up the thick trunks. It is shown that flying lemur is an adequate morphofunctional model for an ancestral stage of bats. The evolutionary ecomorphological scenario describing probable transformational stages of typical parasagittal limbs of chiropteran ancestors into wings is developed.
Автор: Aleksandra A. Panyutina; Leonid P. Korzun; Alexand Название: Flight of Mammals: From Terrestrial Limbs to Wings ISBN: 3319359452 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319359458 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 121890.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book offers a new explanation for the development of flight in mammals and offers detailed morphological descriptions of mammals with flapping flight.
Автор: Prothero Donald R., Emry Robert J. Название: The Terrestrial Eocene-Oligocene Transition in North America ISBN: 0521433878 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521433877 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Цена: 179520.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book summarises the latest information in dating and correlation of the strata of late middle Eocene through early Oligocene age in North America. The book then reviews almost all the important terrestrial reptiles and mammals found near the Eocene-Oligocene boundary.
Автор: Marco Masseti Название: Atlas of terrestrial mammals of the Ionian and Aegean islands ISBN: 3110254573 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783110254570 Издательство: Walter de Gruyter Рейтинг: Цена: 223090.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The atlas presents the current state of knowledge of the past and present distribution of the non-flying terrestrial mammals of the Ionian and Aegean islands. It provides a distribution map for each species with extensive references and a description of all the mammalian taxa.
Автор: A. South Название: Terrestrial Slugs ISBN: 9401050503 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789401050500 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 191560.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: In recent years slugs have become increasingly important, partly because several species are agricultural and horticultural pests and partly because theyhave proved to be useful experimental animals, particularly in the field of neurophysiology.
Автор: Simon Schwartzman Название: Education in South America ISBN: 1474270638 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781474270632 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 46450.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Education in South America is a critical reference guide to development of education in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. The chapters, written by local experts, provide an overview of the education system in each country, focusing particularly on policies and implementation of reforms. Key themes include quality and access, multicultural education and the management of education systems. Including a comparative introduction to the issues facing education in the region as a whole, this book is an essential reference for researchers, scholars, international agencies and policy-makers.
Автор: Martin Robert A., Barnosky Anthony D. Dr Название: Morphological Change in Quaternary Mammals of North America ISBN: 0521404509 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521404501 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Цена: 132000.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This 1993 book examines case studies of North American Quaternary mammalian evolution within the larger domain of modern evolutionary theory. In addition to specific case histories, the book includes purely theoretical and methodological contributions, ways to calculate evolutionary rates, and the use of digital image analysis in the study of dental ontogeny.
Автор: Christine M. Janis, Gregg F. Gunnell, Mark D. Uhen Название: Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America: Volume 2, Small Mammals, Xenarthrans, and Marine Mammals ISBN: 1108462081 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108462082 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 88710.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: With over thirty chapters, each written by leading authorities, this second volume completes the survey of mammalian diversity in North America begun in Volume 1. It evaluates the effect of biogeography and climatic change on evolutionary patterns and faunal transitions, and will be a valuable reference for paleontologists and zoologists.
Автор: Heather A. Lapham, Gregory A. Waselkov Название: Bears: Archaeological and Ethnohistorical Perspectives in Native Eastern North America ISBN: 1683401387 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781683401384 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 79420.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Although scholars have long recognized the mythic status of bears in Indigenous North American societies of the past, this is the first volume to synthesize the vast amount of archaeological and historical research on the topic. Bears charts the special relationship between the American black bear and humans in eastern Native American cultures across thousands of years.These essays draw on zooarchaeological, ethnohistorical, and ethnographic evidence from nearly 300 archaeological sites from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico. Contributors explore the ways bears have been treated as something akin to another kind of human—in the words of anthropologist Irving Hallowell, "other than human persons"—in Algonquian, Cherokee, Iroquois, Meskwaki, Creek, and many other Native cultures. Case studies focus on bear imagery in Native art and artifacts; the religious and economic significance of bears and bear products such as meat, fat, oil, and pelts; bears in Native worldviews, kinship systems, and cosmologies; and the use of bears as commodities in transatlantic trade. The case studies in Bears demonstrate that bears were not only a source of food, but were also religious, economic, and political icons within Indigenous cultures. This volume convincingly portrays the black bear as one of the most socially significant species in Native eastern North America. A volume in the Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series
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