Author: James Vanderbeek Remsen
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520096738
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
To determine the mechanisms for species-spacing in a group of closely related bird species--namely, five species of Neotropical Kingfishers--the author studied their feeding behavior and diet at three sites, two in Bolivia and one in Colombia. He found that changes in number of coexisting species were correlated with changes in abundance and size distribution of their prey, surface-dwelling fishes.
Community Ecology of Neotropical Kingfishers
Author: James Vanderbeek Remsen
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520096738
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
To determine the mechanisms for species-spacing in a group of closely related bird species--namely, five species of Neotropical Kingfishers--the author studied their feeding behavior and diet at three sites, two in Bolivia and one in Colombia. He found that changes in number of coexisting species were correlated with changes in abundance and size distribution of their prey, surface-dwelling fishes.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520096738
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
To determine the mechanisms for species-spacing in a group of closely related bird species--namely, five species of Neotropical Kingfishers--the author studied their feeding behavior and diet at three sites, two in Bolivia and one in Colombia. He found that changes in number of coexisting species were correlated with changes in abundance and size distribution of their prey, surface-dwelling fishes.
The New Neotropical Companion
Author: John C. Kricher
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400885582
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
The acclaimed guide to the ecology and natural history of the American tropics—now fully updated and expanded The New Neotropical Companion is the completely revised and expanded edition of a book that has helped thousands of people to understand the complex ecology and natural history of the most species-rich area on Earth, the American tropics. Featuring stunning color photos throughout, it is a sweeping and cutting-edge account of tropical ecology that includes not only tropical rain forests but also other ecosystems such as cloud forests, rivers, savannas, and mountains. This is the only guide to the American tropics that is all-inclusive, encompassing the entire region's ecology and the amazing relationships among species rather than focusing just on species identification. The New Neotropical Companion is a book unlike any other. Here, you will learn how to recognize distinctive ecological patterns of rain forests and other habitats and to interpret how these remarkable ecosystems function—everything is explained in clear and engaging prose free of jargon. You will also be introduced to the region's astonishing plant and animal life. Informative and entertaining, The New Neotropical Companion is a pleasurable escape for armchair naturalists, and visitors to the American tropics will want to refer to this book before, during, and after their trip. Covers all of tropical America Describes the species and habitats most likely to be observed by visitors Includes every major ecosystem, from lowland rain forests to the high Andes Features a wealth of color photos of habitats, plants, and animals
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400885582
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
The acclaimed guide to the ecology and natural history of the American tropics—now fully updated and expanded The New Neotropical Companion is the completely revised and expanded edition of a book that has helped thousands of people to understand the complex ecology and natural history of the most species-rich area on Earth, the American tropics. Featuring stunning color photos throughout, it is a sweeping and cutting-edge account of tropical ecology that includes not only tropical rain forests but also other ecosystems such as cloud forests, rivers, savannas, and mountains. This is the only guide to the American tropics that is all-inclusive, encompassing the entire region's ecology and the amazing relationships among species rather than focusing just on species identification. The New Neotropical Companion is a book unlike any other. Here, you will learn how to recognize distinctive ecological patterns of rain forests and other habitats and to interpret how these remarkable ecosystems function—everything is explained in clear and engaging prose free of jargon. You will also be introduced to the region's astonishing plant and animal life. Informative and entertaining, The New Neotropical Companion is a pleasurable escape for armchair naturalists, and visitors to the American tropics will want to refer to this book before, during, and after their trip. Covers all of tropical America Describes the species and habitats most likely to be observed by visitors Includes every major ecosystem, from lowland rain forests to the high Andes Features a wealth of color photos of habitats, plants, and animals
Geographical Ecology of Neotropical Kingfishers
Author: James Vanderbeek Remsen
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
The Central Amazon Floodplain
Author: Wolfgang J. Junk
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3662034166
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 531
Book Description
Floodplains are ecosystems which are driven by periodic inundation and oscillation between terrestrial and aquatic phases. An understanding of such pulsing systems is only possible by studying both phases and linking the results into an integrated overview. This book presents the results of a 15-year study of the structure and function of one of the largest tropical floodplains, the Amazon River floodplain. It covers qualitative aspects, e.g., adaptations of aquatic and terrestrial organisms to the flood pulse as well as quantitative aspects, e.g., studies of biomass, primary production, decomposition, and nutrient cycles. The authors interpret their findings and the most important data from other studies under an integrating scientific concept, the Flood Pulse Concept.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3662034166
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 531
Book Description
Floodplains are ecosystems which are driven by periodic inundation and oscillation between terrestrial and aquatic phases. An understanding of such pulsing systems is only possible by studying both phases and linking the results into an integrated overview. This book presents the results of a 15-year study of the structure and function of one of the largest tropical floodplains, the Amazon River floodplain. It covers qualitative aspects, e.g., adaptations of aquatic and terrestrial organisms to the flood pulse as well as quantitative aspects, e.g., studies of biomass, primary production, decomposition, and nutrient cycles. The authors interpret their findings and the most important data from other studies under an integrating scientific concept, the Flood Pulse Concept.
Wildlife Review
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Wetland Birds
Author: Milton W. Weller
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521633628
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Readable and practical account of wetland bird ecology and conservation.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521633628
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Readable and practical account of wetland bird ecology and conservation.
Geographic Variation and Speciation in the Torrent Salamanders of the Genus Rhyacotriton (Caudata: Rhyacotritonidae)
Author: David A. Good
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520097780
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
The authors analyze the morphological, biochemical, and ecological differentiation of salamanders endemic to the Pacific Northwest, the Torrent Salamanders, Rhyacotriton. The authors analyze the morphological, biochemical, and ecological differentiation of salamanders endemic to the Pacific Northwest, the Torrent Salamanders, Rhyacotriton.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520097780
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
The authors analyze the morphological, biochemical, and ecological differentiation of salamanders endemic to the Pacific Northwest, the Torrent Salamanders, Rhyacotriton. The authors analyze the morphological, biochemical, and ecological differentiation of salamanders endemic to the Pacific Northwest, the Torrent Salamanders, Rhyacotriton.
The Taxonomy, Systematics, and Zoogeography of Hypsibarbus, a New Genus of Large Barbs (Pisces, Cyprinidae) from the Rivers of Southeastern Asia
Author: Walter J. Rainboth
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520098091
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
In this study the author describes Hypsibarbus, a new genus of Asian cyprinid fishes with twelve species, three of them new. A complete set of 45 measurements and 17 counts was taken and analyzed for approximately 250 specimens, including all type material, of more than 1000 specimens encountered, representing most of the major fish collections of the world. The author fully redescribes and illustrates all species in the new genus, and includes keys for their identification. To provide a basis for understanding zoogeographic implications of the phylogeny obtained for Hypsibarbus, the geography and history of the Southeast Asia river basins is discussed in detail.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520098091
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
In this study the author describes Hypsibarbus, a new genus of Asian cyprinid fishes with twelve species, three of them new. A complete set of 45 measurements and 17 counts was taken and analyzed for approximately 250 specimens, including all type material, of more than 1000 specimens encountered, representing most of the major fish collections of the world. The author fully redescribes and illustrates all species in the new genus, and includes keys for their identification. To provide a basis for understanding zoogeographic implications of the phylogeny obtained for Hypsibarbus, the geography and history of the Southeast Asia river basins is discussed in detail.
The Cumulative Book Index
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2216
Book Description
A world list of books in the English language.
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2216
Book Description
A world list of books in the English language.
Community Ecology and Logging Responses of Southeast Asian Woodpeckers (Picidae, Aves)
Author: J. Martjan Lammertink
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Category : Logging
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Logging
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description