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Tuco-Tucos

Author : Thales Renato Ochotorena de Freitas
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030616797
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Tuco-Tucos written by Thales Renato Ochotorena de Freitas and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-03-21 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the biology of tuco-tucos (Ctenomys) from an evolutionary perspective. Historically, these subterranean rodents have long attracted the attention of scientists due to its remarkable chromosomes variability and rapid diversification. A wealth of knowledge on physiology, ecology, genetics, morphology, paleontology, and taxonomy has been documented in the last 70 years through numerous single publications. In this volume, expert investigators review and frame these essays with the breadth of current understanding. The collection of chapters are presented into the major topics: i) Evolution of Ctenomys, ii) Geographic Patterns, iii) Organismal Biology, and iv) Environmental Relationships. Given its scope, the book will be of interest to both students and researchers and may stimulate further research with this exciting model on a wide range of evolutionary topics.

Life Underground

Author : Eileen A. Lacey
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226467283
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (672 download)

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Download or read book Life Underground written by Eileen A. Lacey and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2000-09 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many mammals like to dig in the dirt, but few call it home. Those that do, such as mole-rats, zokors, and tuco-tucos, have developed novel adaptations to their subterranean life, including bones and muscles modified for efficient digging and ways to "see" underground without using their eyes. These unusual traits, adopted independently by unrelated groups around the world, also make subterranean rodents fascinating subjects for biologists. Life Underground provides the first comprehensive review of the biology of subterranean rodents. Arranged by topic rather than by taxon to facilitate cross-species comparisons, chapters cover such subjects as morphology, physiology, social behavior, genetic variation, and evolutionary diversification. Two main questions run throughout the book. First, to what extent has subterranean life shaped the biology of these animals, leading to similar adaptations among otherwise dissimilar species? Second, how have the distinct evolutionary histories of these groups led to different solutions to the challenges posed by life underground?

Systematic Relationships of the Bolivian Tuco-tucos, Genus Ctenomys (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae)

Author : Joseph A. Cook
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 17 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Systematic Relationships of the Bolivian Tuco-tucos, Genus Ctenomys (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae) written by Joseph A. Cook and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

International Wildlife Encyclopedia

Author : Maurice Burton
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
ISBN 13 : 9780761472865
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)

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Download or read book International Wildlife Encyclopedia written by Maurice Burton and published by Marshall Cavendish. This book was released on 2002 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This twenty-two volume set presents the appearance and behavior of thousands of species of animals along with species population and prospects for survival in a arranged alphabetically and easy-to-read format.

The Biology of Small Mammals

Author : Joseph F. Merritt
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 0801879507
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The Biology of Small Mammals written by Joseph F. Merritt and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2010-03-09 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Animals of this size face different physiological and ecological challenges than larger mammals.

Rodent Societies

Author : Jerry O. Wolff
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226905381
Total Pages : 627 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (269 download)

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Download or read book Rodent Societies written by Jerry O. Wolff and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-09-15 with total page 627 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rodent Societies synthesizes and integrates the current state of knowledge about the social behavior of rodents, providing ecological and evolutionary contexts for understanding their societies and highlighting emerging conservation and management strategies to preserve them. It begins with a summary of the evolution, phylogeny, and biogeography of social and nonsocial rodents, providing a historical basis for comparative analyses. Subsequent sections focus on group-living rodents and characterize their reproductive behaviors, life histories and population ecology, genetics, neuroendocrine mechanisms, behavioral development, cognitive processes, communication mechanisms, cooperative and uncooperative behaviors, antipredator strategies, comparative socioecology, diseases, and conservation. Using the highly diverse and well-studied Rodentia as model systems to integrate a variety of research approaches and evolutionary theory into a unifying framework, Rodent Societies will appeal to a wide range of disciplines, both as a compendium of current research and as a stimulus for future collaborative and interdisciplinary investigations.

Sociobiology of Caviomorph Rodents

Author : Luis A. Ebensperger
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118846516
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (188 download)

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Download or read book Sociobiology of Caviomorph Rodents written by Luis A. Ebensperger and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-02-18 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully integrative approach to the socibiology of caviomorph rodents Brings together research on social systems with that on epigenetic, neurendocrine and developmental mechanisms of social behavior Describes the social systems of many previously understudied caviomorph species, identifying the fitness costs and benefits of social living in current day populations as well as quantified evolutionary patterns or trends Highlights potential parallels and differences with other animal models

The Quintessential Naturalist

Author : Douglas A. Kelt
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520098596
Total Pages : 1000 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book The Quintessential Naturalist written by Douglas A. Kelt and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2007-07-31 with total page 1000 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oliver P. Pearson’s studies on mammalian biology remain standard reading for ecologists, physiologists, taxonomists, and biogeographers. Reflecting this, the papers gathered here continue to expand our understanding of the ecology and evolution of subterranean mammals, and of ecology, taxonomy, and biogeography of Neotropical mammals, a group that was central to the latter half of Pearson’s career.

The Rodent Order

Author : Rebecca Stefoff
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
ISBN 13 : 9780761430735
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book The Rodent Order written by Rebecca Stefoff and published by Marshall Cavendish. This book was released on 2009 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two of every five mammals on Earth are rodents, yet most people know little about this amazingly diverse order of animals. Rats and mice may be all too familiar, but what about gundis and degus? And did you know that porcupines are rodents, but rabbits are not? The Rodent Order explores the world of rodents, from prehistoric guinea pigs the size of horses to the Laotian rock rat, a "living fossil" recently found alive in the forests of Southeast Asia. The Rodent Order also examines the long relationship between people and rodents. For thousands of years, rodents have influenced human life as pests, food, pets, and carriers of disease. Today human activities are threatening the survival of some rodent species, but other rodents are flourishing-sometimes right under our noses. Book jacket.

Neuroendocrine Regulation of Behavior

Author : Lique M. Coolen
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030387208
Total Pages : 451 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Neuroendocrine Regulation of Behavior written by Lique M. Coolen and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-01-02 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This special volume provides twelve contributions that discuss different aspects of social and endocrine behaviors with an emphasis on the neural regulation of these behaviors. In addition, several review chapters address the neural plasticity that results from exposure to hormones or the experiences with the behavior. Finally, each of the contributions emphasizes future directions and incorporation of newly developed neuroscience techniques and approaches.

Cooperative Breeding in Mammals

Author : Nancy G. Solomon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521454913
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Cooperative Breeding in Mammals written by Nancy G. Solomon and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997-03-13 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: COOPERATIVE BREEDING AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR IN ANIMAL SOCIETIES.

Major Histocompatibility Complex

Author : M. Kasahara
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 4431658688
Total Pages : 574 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (316 download)

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Download or read book Major Histocompatibility Complex written by M. Kasahara and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every biological system is the outcome of evolution and has a history all its own. This history dictates how the system works and why it has certain properties and not others. This is why we need to study not only the structure and function, but also the history of the system. This argument undoubtedly applies to the study of the immune system and also to the study of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC). Since 1989, researchers of various scientific disciplines who share a deep inter est in MHC evolution have held a meeting every two years to discuss their latest research developments, exchange ideas, and foster friendship. Together with my colleagues Drs. Naoyuki Takahata and Yoko Satta, I organized the Sixth Interna tional Workshop on MHC Evolution in Hayama, Japan, May 25-29, 1999. This volume is the proceedings of that conference. It covers diverse topics pertinent to MHC evolution, including the origin of the adaptive immune system, the organi zation of the MHC in humans and other model vertebrates, MHC-parasite co evolution, and the nature and origin of MHC polymorphism. I hope that this book will be of interest not only for MHC researchers and immunologists, but also for other specialists who are interested in the evolution of biological systems in gen eral.

A Wildlife Guide to Chile

Author : Sharon Chester
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400831504
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book A Wildlife Guide to Chile written by Sharon Chester and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2010-04-19 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first comprehensive English-language field guide to the wildlife of Chile and its territories--Chilean Antarctica, Easter Island, Juan Fernández, and San Félix y San Ambrosio. From bats to butterflies, lizards to llamas, and ferns to flamingos, A Wildlife Guide to Chile covers the country's common plants and animals. The color plates depict species in their natural environments with unmatched vividness and realism. The combination of detailed illustrations and engaging, succinct, and authoritative text make field identification quick, easy, and accurate. Maps, charts, and diagrams provide information about landforms, submarine topography, marine environment, climate, vegetation zones, and the best places to view wildlife. This is an essential guide to Chile's remarkable biodiversity. The only comprehensive English-language guide to Chile's common flora and fauna The first guide to cover Chile and its territories--Chilean Antarctica, Easter Island, Juan Fernández, and San Félix y San Ambrosio 120 full-color plates allow quick identification of more than 800 species Accompanying text describes species size, shape, color, habitat, and range Descriptions list size, distribution, and English, Spanish, and scientific names Information on the best spots to view wildlife, including major national parks Compact and lightweight--a perfect field guide

Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia

Author : Bernhard Grzimek
Publisher : Gale Cengage
ISBN 13 : 9780787657895
Total Pages : 698 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (578 download)

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Download or read book Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia written by Bernhard Grzimek and published by Gale Cengage. This book was released on 2003 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a comprehensive reference on animals around the world including their life cycles, predators, food systems, overall ecology, and more.

Subterranean Rodents

Author : Sabine Begall
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540692762
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Subterranean Rodents written by Sabine Begall and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-06-12 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Subterranean Rodents presents achievements from recent years of research on these rodents, divided into five sections: ecophysiology; sensory ecology; life histories, behavioural ecology and demography; environmental and economical impact; molecular ecology and evolution. It is a must for all researchers working in this field and will be of interest to zoologists, physiologists, morphologists, ecologists, and evolutionary biologists.

Parasites

Author : Scott Lyell Gardner
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691206872
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book Parasites written by Scott Lyell Gardner and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2022-11-15 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exciting look at the essential roles that parasites play in Earth’s ecosystems This book looks at the weird and wonderful world of parasites, the most abundant form of life on Earth. Parasites come in all forms and sizes and inhabit every free-living organism. Parasitism is now, and always has been, a way to survive under changing environmental conditions. From arctic oceans to tropical forests, Scott Gardner, Judy Diamond, and Gabor Racz investigate how parasites survive and evolve, and how they influence and provide stability to ecosystems. Taking readers to the open ranges of Mongolia, the Sandhills of north-central Nebraska, the Andes of Bolivia, and more, the authors examine the impact parasites have on humans and other animals. Using examples of parasites from throughout the tree of life, the authors describe parasite-host relationships as diverse as those between trematodes and snails and tapeworms and whales. They even consider the strange effects of thorny-headed worms on their hosts. Parasites offer clues to the evolutionary history of particular regions, and they can provide insights into the history of species interactions. Through parasites, biologists can weave together a global knowledge of the past to predict the challenges that we will face in the future. Revealing that parasites are so much more than creepy-crawlies, this book gives up-to-date context for these critical members of the biological diversity of our planet.

Molecular Ecology and Conservation Genetics of Neotropical Mammals

Author : Maximiliano Nardelli
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030656063
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Molecular Ecology and Conservation Genetics of Neotropical Mammals written by Maximiliano Nardelli and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-04-02 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although all living beings modify their environment, human beings have acquired the ability to do so on a superlative space-time scale. As a result of industrialization and the use of new technologies, the anthropogenic impact has been increasing in the last centuries, causing reductions in the sizes or the extinction of numerous wild populations. In this sense, from the field of conservation genetics, various efforts have been made in recent decades to provide new knowledge that contributes to the conservation of populations, species, and habitats. In this book, we summarize the concrete contributions of researchers to the conservation of the Neotropical mammals using Molecular Ecology techniques. The book is divided into three major sections. The first section provides an up-to-date review of the conservation status of Neotropical mammals, the applications of the molecular markers in its conservation, and the use of non-invasive and forensic genetic techniques. The second and third sections present, respectively, a series of case studies in various species or taxonomic groups of Neotropical mammals.