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Les progrès relatifs à la pénétration dans le monde subaquatique, à l'observation in situ des peuplements de poissons et au développement de technologies de pointe offrent un éclairage moderne sur les stratégies et les comportements des poissons dont les aptitudes cognitives ont été longtemps sous-estimées. Les comportements des poissons 1 présente l'état actuel des connaissances relatives à la biologie, à l'écologie et à l'éthologie des poissons. À la lumière des travaux scientifiques les plus récents, il examine les habitats exploités par les poissons ainsi que les stratégies et tactiques adoptées par ces deniers en matière d'occupation des territoires disponibles. Il traite également des questions de communication entre les individus au cours de leurs interactions sociales. Les comportements des poissons 2 présente l'état actuel des connaissances relatives à la biologie, à l'écologie et à l'éthologie des poissons. À la lumière des travaux scientifiques les plus récents, il examine les comportements des poissons liés à leur reproduction, ainsi qu'à l'expression de leur personnalité. Il traite également des questions relatives au conditionnement neurophysiologique des comportements en rapport avec la complexité structurale et fonctionnelle de leur cerveau. Cet ouvrage est destiné aux chercheurs, enseignants, étudiants de masters et doctorants en biologie et biogéographie, aux halieutes, aux ingénieurs et techniciens responsables de l'aménagement et de la protection des milieux naturels et des aquariums publics, ainsi qu'aux aquaculteurs, pêcheurs et écologistes.

Fishes --- Animal ecology --- Animal behavior --- Neurophysiology --- Poissons --- Écologie animale --- Comportement animal --- Neurophysiologie --- Behavior --- Comportement animal.

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Fungal pathogens pose an on-going and serious threat for poikilotherms and homeotherms, and can cause a broad spectrum of diseases ranging from innocuous to life-threatening. In addition, long-term exposure to some mycotoxigenic moulds can lead to mycotoxicoses in human and animals. Given the expanding population of immune compromised hosts, the list of fungal opportunists grows longer every year. Moreover, antifungal resistance, drug-related toxicity and our limited arsenal of antifungals have exacerbated the situation. To address these problems, strategies such as the identification of novel targets, use of the structure-activity relationship in rational drug design, development of new formulations, modification of existing antifungals to combat resistance, and bioavailability enhancement are called for. For the reader’s convenience, this book has been divided into three sections. The first six chapters of Section I provide a timely review of mycoses, from endemic to cosmopolitan and from generalized to specific, while both chapters of Section II focus on risks associated with mycotoxins. In closing, the two chapters of Section III describe potential antifungal leads and drug candidates based on phytochemicals and coumarin scaffold.

Mycology. --- Animal ecology. --- Microbial ecology. --- Human genetics. --- Animal Ecology. --- Microbial Ecology. --- Human Genetics. --- Genetics --- Heredity, Human --- Human biology --- Physical anthropology --- Environmental microbiology --- Microorganisms --- Ecology --- Microbiology --- Animals --- Zoology --- Botany --- Fungi --- Fungal biology --- Fungology --- Fungus biology --- Micologia

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This book offers an overview of the larva of Diptera Cyclorrhapha. It first discusses the principal forms, functions and roles of larvae, and then evaluates feeding, locomotion and respiration in larval saprophages, phytophages and zoophages as keys to understanding and predicting larval morphology. It also highlights how the environment affects morphology, the adaptiveness of morphological features and compares the adaptive features. Assessing the larval attributes that have the potential to explain the success of the Cyclorrhapha, the book also suggests future research directions and provides a summary of main findings and conclusions. As such, it appeals to entomologists, evolutionary biologists and Diptera researchers in all fields.

Larvae. --- Entomology. --- Animal ecology. --- Evolution (Biology). --- Morphology (Animals). --- Animal Ecology. --- Evolutionary Biology. --- Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology. --- Animal morphology --- Animals --- Body form in animals --- Zoology --- Morphology --- Animal evolution --- Biological evolution --- Darwinism --- Evolutionary biology --- Evolutionary science --- Origin of species --- Biology --- Evolution --- Biological fitness --- Homoplasy --- Natural selection --- Phylogeny --- Ecology --- Insects --- Evolutionary biology. --- Animal anatomy. --- Animal anatomy --- Physiology --- Anatomy

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This comprehensive book provides new insights into the morphological, metabolic, thermoregulatory, locomotory, diving, sensory, feeding, and sleep adaptations of Cetacea (whales and dolphins), Pinnipedia (seals, sea lions and walrus), Sirenia (manatees and dugongs) and sea otters for an aquatic life. Each chapter reviews the discoveries from previous studies and integrates recent research using new techniques and technology. Readers will gain an understanding of the remarkable adaptations that enable marine mammals to spend all or most of their lives at sea, often while hunting prey at depth.

Zoology. --- Animal physiology. --- Behavioral sciences. --- Animal ecology. --- Aquatic ecology . --- Animal Physiology. --- Behavioral Sciences. --- Animal Ecology. --- Freshwater & Marine Ecology. --- Aquatic biology --- Ecology --- Animals --- Zoology --- Animal physiology --- Biology --- Anatomy --- Natural history --- Physiology --- Marine mammals --- Metabolism. --- Aquatic mammals --- Marine animals --- Mamífers marins --- Mamífers aquàtics --- Fauna marina --- Cetacis

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This open access multi-authored book presents a 'state of the science' synthesis of knowledge on the biodiversity of Angola, based on sources in peer-reviewed journals, in books and where appropriate, unpublished official reports. The book identifies Angola as one of the most biologically diverse countries in Africa, but notes that its fauna, flora, habitats and the processes that drive the dynamics of its ecosystems are still very poorly researched and documented. This 'state of the science' synthesis is for the use of all students of Angola's biodiversity, and for those responsible for the planning, development and sustainable management of the country's living resources. The volume brings together the results of expeditions and research undertaken in Angola since the late eighteenth century, with emphasis on work conducted in the four decades since Angola's independence in 1975. The individual chapters have been written by leaders in their fields, and reviewed by peers familiar with the region.

Biodiversity. --- Endangered ecosystems. --- Animal ecology. --- Nature Conservation. --- Plant Ecology. --- Ecosystems. --- Animal Ecology. --- Botany --- Plants --- Ecology --- Conservation of nature --- Nature --- Nature protection --- Protection of nature --- Conservation of natural resources --- Applied ecology --- Conservation biology --- Endangered ecosystems --- Natural areas --- Animals --- Zoology --- Threatened ecosystems --- Biotic communities --- Nature conservation --- Biological diversification --- Biological diversity --- Biotic diversity --- Diversification, Biological --- Diversity, Biological --- Biology --- Biocomplexity --- Ecological heterogeneity --- Numbers of species --- Conservation --- Phytoecology --- Vegetation ecology --- Nature conservation. --- Plant ecology. --- Biocenoses --- Biocoenoses --- Biogeoecology --- Biological communities --- Biomes --- Biotic community ecology --- Communities, Biotic --- Community ecology, Biotic --- Ecological communities --- Ecosystems --- Natural communities --- Population biology --- Floristic ecology --- Life sciences --- Biodiversity --- Animal ecology --- Plant ecology --- Biotic communities.