Foraging Ecology of Three Sympatric Turacos (Musophagidae) and Three Phenology in an Afro-Montane Forest
Author: Jin Sun
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Published: 1995
Total Pages: 394
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Dissertation Abstracts International
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Published: 1996
Total Pages: 780
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals
Author: Ulf Gärdenfors
Publisher: IUCN
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 452
ISBN-13: 9782831703350
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals was a major advance on its predecessors in clarity of layout and amount of information presented. This is taken further in the 1996 edition, which is also the first global compilation to use the complete new IUCN Red List category system.
Birds to Watch 2
Author: N. J. Collar
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Published: 1994
Total Pages: 420
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKNew Directions in Lemur Studies
Author: International Primatological Society. Congress
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 1999-09-30
Total Pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9780306461873
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOver the course of the past decade, there has been an enormous augmentation in the amount of information available on the lemurs of Madagascar. These advances are closely coupled with an increase in the number of national and international researchers working on these animals. As a result, Madagascar has emerged as one of the principal sites of primatological studies in the world. Furthermore, the conserva tion community has a massive interest in the preservation of the natural habitats of the island, and lemurs serve as one of the symbols of this cause. Between 10 and 14 August 1998, the XVIIth International Primatology Society (IPS) Congress was held in Antananarivo, Madagascar. For a country that about a decade ago was largely closed to foreign visitors, this Congress constituted a massive event for the Malagasy scientific community and was assisted by about 550 primatolo gists from 35 different countries. Naturally, given the venue and context of the Con gress, many of the presentations dealt with lemurs and covered a very wide breadth of subjects.
The Ornaments of Life
Author: Theodore H. Fleming
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2013-10-03
Total Pages: 615
ISBN-13: 022602332X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe average kilometer of tropical rainforest is teeming with life; it contains thousands of species of plants and animals. As The Ornaments of Life reveals, many of the most colorful and eye-catching rainforest inhabitants—toucans, monkeys, leaf-nosed bats, and hummingbirds to name a few—are an important component of the infrastructure that supports life in the forest. These fruit-and-nectar eating birds and mammals pollinate the flowers and disperse the seeds of hundreds of tropical plants, and unlike temperate communities, much of this greenery relies exclusively on animals for reproduction. Synthesizing recent research by ecologists and evolutionary biologists, Theodore H. Fleming and W. John Kress demonstrate the tremendous functional and evolutionary importance of these tropical pollinators and frugivores. They shed light on how these mutually symbiotic relationships evolved and lay out the current conservation status of these essential species. In order to illustrate the striking beauty of these “ornaments” of the rainforest, the authors have included a series of breathtaking color plates and full-color graphs and diagrams.
Principles of Dispersal in Higher Plants
Author: L. van der Pijl
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 171
ISBN-13: 3642961088
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReviewers from diverse branches of botany have exerted pressure to have chapters dealing with their field extended. If only to cover his incompetence, the author could not accede to these requests. Nor was it possible to respond to Eastern European urgings to extend the classificatory terminology, especially in ChapterX. He is grateful for indications of factual shortcomings in the chosen field, especially for those by Dr. RUDOLF SCHMID (Ann Arbor), who provided exten sive comment. L. VAN DER PIlL The Hague, spring 1972 Preface to the First Edition The work offered here is a companion volume to the work by K. FAEGRI and 1. VAN DER PIJL, Principles of Pollination Ecology, whim. deals with the preced ing phase of reproduction in plants. In the present work too, the emphasis is on principles and ecology. It is neither an enumeration of mechanisms, nor a compilation of cases. RIDLEY'S monumental work The Dispersal of Plants Throughout the World comprises 700 large pages of small print, and research has proceeded since then. Though this work is more than just a compilation and contains much insight and thoughts on principles in addition to reviews, its completeness hinders its use as a text book. As a reference work, it is unsurpassed and the writer made frequent use of it. The writer paid special attention to functional backgrounds for the use of taxonomists working with "characters" and to biosystematics at the macro-level.
Five New World Primates
Author: John Terborgh
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2014-07-14
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 1400857163
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLaunching a new series, Monographs in Behavior and Ecology, this work is an intensive study of five species of New World monkeys--all omnivores with a diet of fruit and small prey. Notwithstanding their common diet, they differ widely in group size, social system, ranging patterns, and degree of territoriality. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Seeds
Author: Michael Fenner
Publisher: CABI
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 410
ISBN-13: 9780851994321
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the second edition of a multi-author book first published in 1992. It deals with all aspects of plant regeneration by seeds, including reproductive allocation, seed dispersal and predation, longevity, dormancy and germination. All chapters have been updated, and four new chapters added on seed size, seedling establishment, the role of gaps, and regeneration from seed after fire.
World Checklist of Palms
Author: Rafaël Govaerts
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 244
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book lists all validly published names of palms, providing the source of their publication and indication of which names are currently accepted and which are synonyms. Geographical distribution is also included for all accepted species.
