Author: Hermon Carey Bumpus
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Languages : en
Pages : 24
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The Variations and Mutations of the Introduced Sparrow
Author: Hermon Carey Bumpus
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Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Biology of the Ubiquitous House Sparrow
Author: Ted R. Anderson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019029390X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
After the chicken, the House Sparrow is the most widely distributed bird species in the world, occurring on all continents except Antarctica and on most human-inhabited islands. Although its Latin name is Passer domesticus, it is certainly not domesticated. In fact, it is widely regarded as a pest species and is consequently not protected in most of its extensive range. This combination of ubiquity and minimal legal protection has contributed to its wide use in studies by avian biologists throughout the world. The purpose of this book is to review and summarize the results of these global studies on House Sparrows, and to provide a springboard for future studies on the species. House Sparrows have been used to study natural selection in introduced species, circadian rhythms, and the neuroendocrine control of the avian annual cycle. One current question of considerable interest concerns the catastrophic House Sparrow population declines in several urban centers in Europe. Is the House Sparrow a contemporary canary in the mine? Other topics of broad interest include the reproductive and flock-foraging strategies of sparrows, and sexual selection and the function of the male badge in the species. Anderson also explores the role of the House Sparrow in disease transmission to humans and their domesticated animals.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019029390X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
After the chicken, the House Sparrow is the most widely distributed bird species in the world, occurring on all continents except Antarctica and on most human-inhabited islands. Although its Latin name is Passer domesticus, it is certainly not domesticated. In fact, it is widely regarded as a pest species and is consequently not protected in most of its extensive range. This combination of ubiquity and minimal legal protection has contributed to its wide use in studies by avian biologists throughout the world. The purpose of this book is to review and summarize the results of these global studies on House Sparrows, and to provide a springboard for future studies on the species. House Sparrows have been used to study natural selection in introduced species, circadian rhythms, and the neuroendocrine control of the avian annual cycle. One current question of considerable interest concerns the catastrophic House Sparrow population declines in several urban centers in Europe. Is the House Sparrow a contemporary canary in the mine? Other topics of broad interest include the reproductive and flock-foraging strategies of sparrows, and sexual selection and the function of the male badge in the species. Anderson also explores the role of the House Sparrow in disease transmission to humans and their domesticated animals.
Evolution and animal life
Author: David Starr Jordan
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Languages : en
Pages : 528
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Languages : en
Pages : 528
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The Meaning of Evolution
Author: George Gaylord Simpson
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300002294
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
A world-famous scientist presents a synthesis of modern views on the principles of evolution. The result of twenty-five years of research, The Meaning of Evolution follows the rise and fall of the dynasties of life through the 2,000,000,000 years of the history of earth. It explains what forces have been acting to bring about evolution and re-examines human aims, values, and duties in the light of what science discloses of the nature of man and of his place in the history of life. The clearest and soundest exposition of the nature of the evolutionary process that has yet been written...The book may be read with equal profit and pleasure by the general reader, the student, and the expert.-Ashley Montagu, Isis This book is, without question, the best general work on the meaning of evolution to appear in our time.-The New York Times
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300002294
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
A world-famous scientist presents a synthesis of modern views on the principles of evolution. The result of twenty-five years of research, The Meaning of Evolution follows the rise and fall of the dynasties of life through the 2,000,000,000 years of the history of earth. It explains what forces have been acting to bring about evolution and re-examines human aims, values, and duties in the light of what science discloses of the nature of man and of his place in the history of life. The clearest and soundest exposition of the nature of the evolutionary process that has yet been written...The book may be read with equal profit and pleasure by the general reader, the student, and the expert.-Ashley Montagu, Isis This book is, without question, the best general work on the meaning of evolution to appear in our time.-The New York Times
The Journal of Experimental Zoology
Author: Ross Granville Harrison
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Category : Zoology
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
A separate section of the journal, Molecular and developmental evolution, is devoted to experimental approaches to evolution and development.
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Category : Zoology
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
A separate section of the journal, Molecular and developmental evolution, is devoted to experimental approaches to evolution and development.
Journal of Morphology
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Category : Morphology
Languages : en
Pages : 666
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Category : Morphology
Languages : en
Pages : 666
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An Investigation of Evolution in Chrysomelid Beetles of the Genus Leptinotarsa
Author: William Lawrence Tower
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Category : Colorado potato beetle
Languages : en
Pages : 434
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Category : Colorado potato beetle
Languages : en
Pages : 434
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Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 426
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 426
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The Mutation Factor in Evolution
Author: Reginald Ruggles Gates
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Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Genetik und Evolutionsforschung, Genetik
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Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Genetik und Evolutionsforschung, Genetik
The Zoological Record
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Category : Classification
Languages : en
Pages : 1074
Book Description
Indexes the world's zoological and animal science literature, covering all research from biochemistry to veterinary medicine. The database provides a collection of references from over 4,500 international serial publications, plus books, meetings, reviews and other no- serial literature from over 100 countries. It is the oldest continuing database of animal biology, indexing literature published from 1864 to the present. Zoological Record has long been recognized as the "unofficial register" for taxonomy and systematics, but other topics in animal biology are also covered.
Publisher:
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Category : Classification
Languages : en
Pages : 1074
Book Description
Indexes the world's zoological and animal science literature, covering all research from biochemistry to veterinary medicine. The database provides a collection of references from over 4,500 international serial publications, plus books, meetings, reviews and other no- serial literature from over 100 countries. It is the oldest continuing database of animal biology, indexing literature published from 1864 to the present. Zoological Record has long been recognized as the "unofficial register" for taxonomy and systematics, but other topics in animal biology are also covered.