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Patterns, modes and extents of invasions by Vertebrates
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GEO Biogeography


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Imagining the text : ekphrasis and envisioning courtly identity in Wirnt von Gravenberg's Wigalois
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ISBN: 9004283064 9789004283060 9004269185 9789004269187 9789004269187 9004269185 Year: 2016 Publisher: Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill,

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In Imagining the Text , James Brown examines ekphrasis – the verbal representation of a visual representation – in Wirnt von Gravenberg’s thirteenth-century Arthurian romance Wigalois , one of the most popular and enduring stories in the Middle High German literary tradition. Through close reading of the text and examining illustrated Wigalois manuscripts, early print editions, and frescoes, Brown explores how ekphrasis structures the narrative, harmonizes potential conflicts in the text, and contributes to the construction of courtly identity. Imagining the Text demonstrates that the vibrant symbiosis of word and image is crucial to the poem’s sustained popularity for more than six hundred years, and contributes to the history of the book and to the study of medieval and modern modes of perception.

Macroecology
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ISBN: 0226076148 0226076156 Year: 1995 Publisher: Chicago (Ill.) : University of Chicago press,

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In 'Macroecology', James H. Brown proposes a radical new research agenda designed to broaden the scope of ecology to encompass vast geographical areas and very long time spans. While much ecological research is narrowly focused and experimental, providing detailed information that cannot be used to generalize from one ecological community or time period to another, macroecology draws on data from many disciplines to create a less detailed but much broader picture with greater potential for generalization. Integrating data from ecology, systematics, evolutionary biology, paleobiology, and biogeography to investigate problems that could only be addressed on a much smaller scale by traditional approaches, macroecology provides a richer, more complete understanding of how patterns of life have moved across the earth over time. Brown also demonstrates the advantages of macroecology for conservation, showing how it allows scientists to look beyond endangered species and ecological communities to consider the long history and large geographic scale of human impacts. An important reassessment of the direction of ecology by one of the most influential thinkers in the field, this work will shape future research in ecology and other disciplines. "This approach may well mark a major new turn in the road in the history of ecology, and I find it extremely exciting. The scope of Macroecology is tremendous and the book makes use of its author's exceptionally broad experience and knowledge. An excellent and important book."--Lawrence R. Heaney, Center for Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, the Field Museum

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Macroecology.


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Alcatraz
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Year: 1980 Publisher: Etats-Unis, Pierre Cossette Productions,

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En 1943, Clarence Carnes organise avec un ami un hold-up qui fit une victime. Il est alors condamné et transféré à Alcatraz, une prison américaine reconnue pour être une des plus sûres jamais construite et abritant les plus durs détenus du système fédéral. En 1946, Carnes refuse d'aider un chef de gang Cretzer qui a pris en otage, dans sa cellule, des gardiens. Carnes est muté dans un quartier pilote, le "birdman", où les détenus peuvent jouer aux échecs ou poursuivre des études.

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Biogeography
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ISBN: 0801608244 Year: 1983 Publisher: St Louis, Mo.

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Scaling in biology
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ISBN: 0195131428 9780195131420 019513141X Year: 2000 Publisher: Oxford Oxford University Press

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Scaling relationships have been a persistent theme in biology at least since the time of Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo. While there have been many excellent empirical and theoretical investigations, there has been little attempt to synthesize this diverse but interrelated area of biology. In an effort to fill this void, Scaling in Biology, the first general treatment of scaling in biology in over 15 years, covers a broad spectrum of the most relevant topics in a series of chapters written by experts in the field. Some of those topics discussed include allometry and fractal structure, branching of vascular systems of mammals and plants, biomechanical and life history of plants, invertebrates and vertebrates, and species-area patterns of biological diversity.


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The Alfred Hitchcock hour - Season 3 - Episodes 19-21
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Year: 2016 Publisher: France : Elephant Films,

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Secrets inavouables, passions destructrices, crimes (presque) parfaits, situations inquiétantes, résolutions surprenantes, faux coupables et véritables folies : le Maître du suspense poursuit avec son inimitable humour noir l’exploration des recoins les plus angoissants de l’âme humaine… Episode 19 - Wally the Beard: La fiancée de Walter Mills le quitte, lui reprochant d'être insignifiant et sans saveur. Après ce choc, il décide d'acheter une perruque et une fausse barbe et de recommencer sa vie vie sous le nom de Philip Marshall. Episode 20 - Death Scene: Leo Manfred est un mécanicien ambitieux s'occupant de la limousine d'un ancien célèbre réalisateur hollywoodien, Gavin Revere. Il a également séduit le fille de ce dernier, et un mariage est prévu. Mais Revere semble douter de la sincérité de son futur gendre... Episode 21 - The Photographer and the Undertaker: Arthur Mannix est photographe, et Hiram Price, croque-mort. A priori, leurs métiers n'ont rien de semblable. A moins qu'ils ne cachent tous les deux une activité secrète qui pourrait les lier, jusqu'à la mort...

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Foundations of ecology : classic papers with commentaries
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ISBN: 0226705935 0226705943 Year: 1991 Publisher: Chicago : University of Chicago Press,

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Ecology. --- Ecologie

Biogeography
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ISBN: 0878930620 9780878930623 Year: 2006 Publisher: Sunderland, MA : Sinauer Associates,

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