Author: Gloria Repp
Publisher: Bob Jones University Press
ISBN: 9781579249304
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Steve and Lily Bailey continue their work to bring God's Word to troubled villagers with the help of their new Cessna airplane.
77 Zebra
Author: Gloria Repp
Publisher: Bob Jones University Press
ISBN: 9781579249304
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Steve and Lily Bailey continue their work to bring God's Word to troubled villagers with the help of their new Cessna airplane.
Publisher: Bob Jones University Press
ISBN: 9781579249304
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Steve and Lily Bailey continue their work to bring God's Word to troubled villagers with the help of their new Cessna airplane.
Zebra Stripes
Author: Tim Caro
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022641115X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
From eminent biologists like Alfred Russel Wallace and Charles Darwin to famous authors such as Rudyard Kipling in his Just So Stories, many people have asked, “Why do zebras have stripes?” There are many explanations, but until now hardly any have been seriously addressed or even tested. In Zebra Stripes, Tim Caro takes readers through a decade of painstaking fieldwork examining the significance of black-and-white striping and, after systematically dismissing every hypothesis for these markings with new data, he arrives at a surprising conclusion: zebra markings are nature’s defense against biting fly annoyance. Popular explanations for stripes range from camouflage to confusion of predators, social facilitation, and even temperature regulation. It is a serious challenge to test these proposals on large animals living in the wild, but using a combination of careful observations, simple field experiments, comparative information, and logic, Caro is able to weigh up the pros and cons of each idea. Eventually—driven by experiments showing that biting flies avoid landing on striped surfaces, observations that striping is most intense where biting flies are abundant, and knowledge of zebras’ susceptibility to biting flies and vulnerability to the diseases that flies carry—Caro concludes that black-and-white stripes are an adaptation to thwart biting fly attack. Not just a tale of one scientist’s quest to solve a classic mystery of biology, Zebra Stripes is also a testament to the tremendous value of longitudinal research in behavioral ecology, demonstrating how observation, experiment, and comparative research can together reshape our understanding of the natural world.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022641115X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
From eminent biologists like Alfred Russel Wallace and Charles Darwin to famous authors such as Rudyard Kipling in his Just So Stories, many people have asked, “Why do zebras have stripes?” There are many explanations, but until now hardly any have been seriously addressed or even tested. In Zebra Stripes, Tim Caro takes readers through a decade of painstaking fieldwork examining the significance of black-and-white striping and, after systematically dismissing every hypothesis for these markings with new data, he arrives at a surprising conclusion: zebra markings are nature’s defense against biting fly annoyance. Popular explanations for stripes range from camouflage to confusion of predators, social facilitation, and even temperature regulation. It is a serious challenge to test these proposals on large animals living in the wild, but using a combination of careful observations, simple field experiments, comparative information, and logic, Caro is able to weigh up the pros and cons of each idea. Eventually—driven by experiments showing that biting flies avoid landing on striped surfaces, observations that striping is most intense where biting flies are abundant, and knowledge of zebras’ susceptibility to biting flies and vulnerability to the diseases that flies carry—Caro concludes that black-and-white stripes are an adaptation to thwart biting fly attack. Not just a tale of one scientist’s quest to solve a classic mystery of biology, Zebra Stripes is also a testament to the tremendous value of longitudinal research in behavioral ecology, demonstrating how observation, experiment, and comparative research can together reshape our understanding of the natural world.
The Zoological Journal
Author: Thomas Bell
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 684
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Languages : en
Pages : 684
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Riparian Ecosystems and Their Management
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Category : Ecosystem management
Languages : en
Pages : 540
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Category : Ecosystem management
Languages : en
Pages : 540
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Biology Pamphlets
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Category : Biology
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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Category : Biology
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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Modern Automotive Electrical Systems
Author: Pedram Asef
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119801052
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
MODERN AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS Presenting the concepts and advances of modern automotive electrical systems, this volume, written and edited by a global team of experts, also goes into the practical applications for the engineer, student, and other industry professionals. In recent decades, the rapid and mature development of electronics and electrical components and systems have inevitably been recognized in the automotive industry. This book serves engineers, scientists, students, and other industry professionals as a guide to learn fundamental and advanced concepts and technologies with modelling simulations and case studies. After reading this book, users will have understood the main electrical and electronic components used in electric vehicles (EVs). In this new volume are many fundamentals and advances of modern automotive electrical systems, such as advanced technologies in modern automotive electrical systems, electrical machines characterization and their drives technology for EVs, modeling and analysis of energy storage systems, applied artificial intelligence techniques for energy management systems, fault detection and isolation in electric powertrains, and thermal management for automotive electrical systems. Also covered are new innovations, such as the use of power electronics in low and high voltage circuits, electrified propulsion systems, energy storage systems, and intelligent energy management methods in EVs. Valuable as a learning tool for beginners in this area as well as a daily reference for engineers and scientists working in these areas, this is a must-have for any library.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119801052
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
MODERN AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS Presenting the concepts and advances of modern automotive electrical systems, this volume, written and edited by a global team of experts, also goes into the practical applications for the engineer, student, and other industry professionals. In recent decades, the rapid and mature development of electronics and electrical components and systems have inevitably been recognized in the automotive industry. This book serves engineers, scientists, students, and other industry professionals as a guide to learn fundamental and advanced concepts and technologies with modelling simulations and case studies. After reading this book, users will have understood the main electrical and electronic components used in electric vehicles (EVs). In this new volume are many fundamentals and advances of modern automotive electrical systems, such as advanced technologies in modern automotive electrical systems, electrical machines characterization and their drives technology for EVs, modeling and analysis of energy storage systems, applied artificial intelligence techniques for energy management systems, fault detection and isolation in electric powertrains, and thermal management for automotive electrical systems. Also covered are new innovations, such as the use of power electronics in low and high voltage circuits, electrified propulsion systems, energy storage systems, and intelligent energy management methods in EVs. Valuable as a learning tool for beginners in this area as well as a daily reference for engineers and scientists working in these areas, this is a must-have for any library.
Middle Temple Table Talk
Author: William George Thorpe
Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Trees, Plants, and Flowers
Author: William Lloyd Baily
Publisher:
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Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
The Journal of the College of Agriculture, Tohoku Imperial University, Sapporo, Japan
Author:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 392
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Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia
Author: Royal Society of Western Australia
Publisher:
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 1026
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 1026
Book Description