Search Results - "Brazil"
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Tropical diseases / Jack N. Behrman
Published: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 1980Subjects:Description: 74 pages ; 23 cm.Book -
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Neotropical social wasps : basic and applied aspects
Published: Springer, 2021Contents: “…A Brief Review Of Studies On Social Wasps In Brazil -- The Evolution of Swarm Founding in the Wasps: Possible Scenarios -- The foraging behaviour of neotropical social wasps -- The choice of sexual partner in social wasps -- Nesting Habits of Neotropical Social Wasps -- Castes and polymorphisms in neotropical social wasps -- The biology of swarm-founding epiponine wasp, Polybia paulsita -- Causes and consequences of reproductive conflicts in wasp societies -- Post-embryonic Development in Brazilian Social Wasps -- Evolution and adaptation of the wings and mandibles of neotropical social wasps -- Cuticular hydrocarbon studies in Neotropical Social Wasps -- Biogeographic hypotheses for the Neotropical Social Wasps -- Chromosome diversity and evolution in Neotropical social wasps -- Phylogeny and classification of the Neotropical social wasps -- List of species of social wasps from Brazil -- The Old-World versus New-World social wasps: Similarities, differences and threats -- Key to the genera of social wasps (Polistinae) occurring in Brazil -- Research techniques used in the study of social wasps -- Community ecology of social wasps in Brazil: Forty years of studies -- lnteractions between wasps and other animals: associations and natural enemies -- Interactions of social wasps with microorganisms -- Artificial Environments for Studying Eusocial Wasps -- Economic importance of Neotropical Social Wasps.…”Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 472 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps.
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Land-change science in the Tropics : changing agricultural landscapes
Published: Springer, 2008Contents: “…Brown -- Land-use changes and agricultural growth in India and Pakistan / Takashi Kurosaki -- Agricultural intensification on Brazil's Amazonian soybean frontier / Wendy Jepson, J. …”Description: 1 online resource (xv, 273 pages) : illustrations.
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Neotropical diversification : patterns and processes
Published: Springer, 2020Contents: “…Bioregions of Eastern Brazil, based on vascular plant occurrence data -- Chapter 1 9. …”Description: 1 online resource.
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Neotropical owls : diversity and conservation
Published: Springer, 2017Contents: “…The Owls of Bolivia -- Chapter 6. The Owls of Brazil -- Chapter 7. The Owl of Chile -- Chapter 8. …”Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 670 pages) : illustrations (some color)
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Tropical tree physiology : adaptations and responses in a changing environment
Published: Springer, 2016Contents: “…Physiology and life history traits of unique arborescent tropical growth forms -- Hemi epiphytic trees: Ficus as a model system for understanding hemiepiphytism -- Drought deciduous trees e.g. limestone outcrops in China and Brazil and trees from deciduous tropical forests including dry forests from the Yucatan Peninsula and Puerto Rico. …”Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 467 pages) : illustrations (some color).
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Soil biology and agriculture in the tropics
Published: Springer, 2010Contents: “…Soils of the Tropics -- Organic Matter and Micro-Organisms in Tropical Soils -- Impacts of Forest Conversion to Agriculture on Microbial Communities and Microbial Function -- The Structural and Functional Biodiversity of Soil: An Interdisciplinary Vision for Conservation Agriculture in Brazil -- The Potential of Soil Beneficial Micro-Organisms for Slash-and-Burn Agriculture in the Humid Forest Zone of Sub-Saharan Africa -- Microbial Populations of Arid Lands and their Potential for Restoration of Deserts -- Exploring the Ecological Significance of Microbial Diversity and Networking in the Rice Ecosystem -- Rhizobial Symbioses in Tropical Legumes and Non-Legumes -- Mycorrhizal Associations in Agroforestry Systems -- Agricultural Development in Tropical Acidic Soils: Potential and Limits of Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacteria -- Role of Microbial Biofertilizers in the Development of a Sustainable Agriculture in the Tropics -- Microbial Degradation of Pesticides in Tropical Soils -- Soil and Crop Contamination Through Wastewater Irrigation and Options for Risk Reduction in Developing Countries -- Towards a New Purpose for Traditional and Other Forms of Soil Knowledge.…”Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 325 pages) : illustrations (some color).
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Wetlands for remediation in the Tropics : wet ecosystems for nature-based solutions
Published: Springer, 2023SpringerLink - Click here for accessDescription: 1 online resource (254 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour).
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Diversity and benefits of microorganisms from the tropics
Published: Springer, 2017Contents: “…Genetically modified organisms in Brazil: challenges and perspectives.…”Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 439 pages) : illustrations (some color)
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Tropical fruits and frugivores : the search for strong interactors
Published: Springer, 2005Contents: “…: evidence from Panama / Katharine Milton [and others] -- Potential keystone plant species for the frugivore community at Tinigua Park, Colombia / Pablo Stevenson -- Floristics, primary productivity and primate diversity in Amazonia : contrasting a eutrophic várzea forest and an oligotrophic caatinga forest in Brazil / Jean Philippe Boubli -- A 12-year phenological record of fruiting : implications for frugivore populations and indicators of climate change / Colin A. …”Description: 1 online resource (vii, 260 pages) : illustrations, maps.
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Sustainable harvest and marketing of rain forest products
Published: Island Press, 1992Contents: “…Reaching International Markets. 27. The Brazil Nut Industry -- Past, Present, and Future / Scott A. …”Description: xv, 325 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Neotropical insect galls
Published: Springer, 2014Contents: “…Galls and Galling Arthropods of southern Brazil; Milton de Souza Mendonça et al -- 15. Galling insects in the Brazilian Cerrado: Ecological patterns and perspectives; Walter Santos de Araújo et al -- 16. …”Description: 1 online resource (ix, 550 pages) : illustrations (some color)
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Arthropod diversity and conservation in the Tropics and Subtropics
Published: Springer, 2016Contents: “…4.5 Metabolism and Physiology; 4.6 Antipredator Behaviour; 4.7 Social Life; 4.7.1 Survival Strategies; 4.7.1.1 Parthenogenesis; 4.7.1.2 Polymorphism; 4.7.1.3 Natural Threats; 4.7.1.4 Scorpion Venom; 4.7.1.5 Epidemiology of Scorpion Bites; 4.7.1.6 Clinical Manifestations; 4.8 Venom Protein as Fingerprinting Tool for Taxonomy; 4.9 Scorpion Diversity and Distribution; 4.9.1 Algeria; 4.9.2 Australia; 4.9.3 Brazil; 4.9.4 China; 4.9.5 India; 4.9.5.1 Species Diversity Studies; 4.9.5.2 Social Behaviour; 4.9.5.3 Breeding and Reproduction; 4.9.5.4 Laboratory Studies; 4.9.6 Iran.…”Description: 1 online resource (xxiv, 435 pages)
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