Author: Roberto Gomes da Silva
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400757336
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
The book begins by describing in detail the mechanisms of energy exchange – radiative, convective, conductive and evaporative – together with techniques for their determination. The discussion extends to the importance of CO2, ozone and methane, together with that of aerosol pollutants and the evolution of atmospheric CO2. Subsequent chapters apply the results of the biophysical methods to mammals, birds and aquatic animals. Discussion includes problems of shelter and shade for animals in tropical environments and techniques for the thermal evaluation for shelters and for several tree types. The details of heat exchange between animals and the environment are presented, in separate chapters covering Mammals and Birds and Aquatic Mammals. A chapter on Shade and Shelter describes the importance of shade for animals, factors of shade efficiency, the protections offered by shelter and methods of calculating the protection afforded by both shade and shelter. A Special Methods chapter offers a variety of techniques for evaluating cutaneous and respiratory evaporation, and practical methods for sampling of hairs and the evaluation of hair coat characteristics.
Principles of Animal Biometeorology
Author: Roberto Gomes da Silva
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400757336
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
The book begins by describing in detail the mechanisms of energy exchange – radiative, convective, conductive and evaporative – together with techniques for their determination. The discussion extends to the importance of CO2, ozone and methane, together with that of aerosol pollutants and the evolution of atmospheric CO2. Subsequent chapters apply the results of the biophysical methods to mammals, birds and aquatic animals. Discussion includes problems of shelter and shade for animals in tropical environments and techniques for the thermal evaluation for shelters and for several tree types. The details of heat exchange between animals and the environment are presented, in separate chapters covering Mammals and Birds and Aquatic Mammals. A chapter on Shade and Shelter describes the importance of shade for animals, factors of shade efficiency, the protections offered by shelter and methods of calculating the protection afforded by both shade and shelter. A Special Methods chapter offers a variety of techniques for evaluating cutaneous and respiratory evaporation, and practical methods for sampling of hairs and the evaluation of hair coat characteristics.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400757336
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
The book begins by describing in detail the mechanisms of energy exchange – radiative, convective, conductive and evaporative – together with techniques for their determination. The discussion extends to the importance of CO2, ozone and methane, together with that of aerosol pollutants and the evolution of atmospheric CO2. Subsequent chapters apply the results of the biophysical methods to mammals, birds and aquatic animals. Discussion includes problems of shelter and shade for animals in tropical environments and techniques for the thermal evaluation for shelters and for several tree types. The details of heat exchange between animals and the environment are presented, in separate chapters covering Mammals and Birds and Aquatic Mammals. A chapter on Shade and Shelter describes the importance of shade for animals, factors of shade efficiency, the protections offered by shelter and methods of calculating the protection afforded by both shade and shelter. A Special Methods chapter offers a variety of techniques for evaluating cutaneous and respiratory evaporation, and practical methods for sampling of hairs and the evaluation of hair coat characteristics.
Seminar on Human Biometeorology
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Category : Bioclimatology
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
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Category : Bioclimatology
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
A Dog's World
Author: Jessica Pierce
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691247749
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
From two of the world’s leading authorities on dogs, an imaginative journey into a future of dogs without people What would happen to dogs if humans simply disappeared? Would dogs be able to survive on their own without us? A Dog’s World imagines a posthuman future for dogs, revealing how dogs would survive—and possibly even thrive—and explaining how this new and revolutionary perspective can guide how we interact with dogs now. Drawing on biology, ecology, and the latest findings on the lives and behavior of dogs and their wild relatives, Jessica Pierce and Marc Bekoff—two of today’s most innovative thinkers about dogs—explore who dogs might become without direct human intervention into breeding, arranged playdates at the dog park, regular feedings, and veterinary care. Pierce and Bekoff show how dogs are quick learners who are highly adaptable and opportunistic, and they offer compelling evidence that dogs already do survive on their own—and could do so in a world without us. Challenging the notion that dogs would be helpless without their human counterparts, A Dog’s World enables us to understand these independent and remarkably intelligent animals on their own terms.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691247749
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
From two of the world’s leading authorities on dogs, an imaginative journey into a future of dogs without people What would happen to dogs if humans simply disappeared? Would dogs be able to survive on their own without us? A Dog’s World imagines a posthuman future for dogs, revealing how dogs would survive—and possibly even thrive—and explaining how this new and revolutionary perspective can guide how we interact with dogs now. Drawing on biology, ecology, and the latest findings on the lives and behavior of dogs and their wild relatives, Jessica Pierce and Marc Bekoff—two of today’s most innovative thinkers about dogs—explore who dogs might become without direct human intervention into breeding, arranged playdates at the dog park, regular feedings, and veterinary care. Pierce and Bekoff show how dogs are quick learners who are highly adaptable and opportunistic, and they offer compelling evidence that dogs already do survive on their own—and could do so in a world without us. Challenging the notion that dogs would be helpless without their human counterparts, A Dog’s World enables us to understand these independent and remarkably intelligent animals on their own terms.
Technical note - World Meteorological Organization
Author: World Meteorological Organization
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Meteorology
Languages : en
Pages : 724
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Meteorology
Languages : en
Pages : 724
Book Description
Behavior and heat stress
Author: Cristiane Gonçalves Titto
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 2832528546
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 2832528546
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
Index of NLM Serial Titles
Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Publisher:
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 1516
Book Description
A keyword listing of serial titles currently received by the National Library of Medicine.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 1516
Book Description
A keyword listing of serial titles currently received by the National Library of Medicine.
Technical note
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Category : Meteorology
Languages : en
Pages : 1394
Book Description
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Category : Meteorology
Languages : en
Pages : 1394
Book Description
Public Health Service Publication
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Category : Public health
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
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Category : Public health
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Microclimate
Author: Norman J. Rosenberg
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780471060666
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
An up-to-date and much enlarged edition of this text on the microclimate, emphasizing its effect on plants, animals, and humans. Provides a basis for understanding environmental biophysics, then covers the prediction, manipulation, and management of the climate near the ground.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780471060666
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
An up-to-date and much enlarged edition of this text on the microclimate, emphasizing its effect on plants, animals, and humans. Provides a basis for understanding environmental biophysics, then covers the prediction, manipulation, and management of the climate near the ground.
Environmental Health Series
Author:
Publisher:
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Category : Air
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Air
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description