Flight Season

Author : Marie Marquardt
Publisher : Wednesday Books
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-20
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781250107022

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Flight Season by Marie Marquardt Pdf

From Marie Marquardt, the author of Dream Things True and The Radius of Us, comes a story of two teenagers learning what to hold on to, what to let go of, and that sometimes love gets in the way of our plans. Back when they were still strangers, TJ Carvalho witnessed the only moment in Vivi Flannigan’s life when she lost control entirely. Now, TJ can’t seem to erase that moment from his mind, no matter how hard he tries. Vivi doesn’t remember any of it, but she’s determined to leave it far behind. And she will. But when Vivi returns home from her first year away at college, her big plans and TJ’s ambition to become a nurse land them both on the heart ward of a university hospital, facing them with a long and painful summer together – three months of glorified babysitting for Ángel, the problem patient on the hall. Sure, Ángel may be suffering from a life-threatening heart infection, but that doesn’t make him any less of a pain. As it turns out, though, Ángel Solís has a thing or two to teach them about all those big plans, and the incredible moments when love gets in their way. Written in alternating first person from the perspectives of all three characters, Flight Season is a story about discovering what’s really worth holding onto, learning how to let go of the rest, and that one crazy summer that changes your life forever.

Author : Graham J. Goldsworthy
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351082037

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Insect Flight by Graham J. Goldsworthy Pdf

Insects are the most numerous class of animals or earth, both in terms of their number and their variety. There are 800,000 recognized species, with between 1 and 10 million estimated species yet to be classified. This book will discuss, mechanics of flight, Wing structure, Hovering flight, flight in smaller and larger insects and wing polars.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556040919227

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Grand Canyon National Park (N.P.), Special Flight Rules Area in the Vicinity of Grand Canyon National Park, Actions to Substantially Restore Natural Quiet by Anonim Pdf

Author : Manjushree Thapa
Publisher : Penguin Books India
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Belonging (Social psychology)
ISBN : 9780670084388

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Seasons of Flight by Manjushree Thapa Pdf

Author : Qiao Wang
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 643 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781315313245

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Cerambycidae of the World by Qiao Wang Pdf

Wang has gathered contributions from an impressive cohort of the world’s most respected experts on longhorned beetles. Chapters review both basics of cerambycid taxonomy, mor- phology, and behavior (feeding, reproduction, and chemical ecology), as well as more applied concerns, such as laboratory rearing, pest control, and bio- security. Overall, this volume is a valuable contribution to the literature as a "one-stop shop" for readers seeking a comprehensive overview of longhorned beetles... It represents a tremendous effort on the part of Wang and the authors, and has resulted in a much-needed update to the literature. This volume is the only work of its kind available at this time, and is a valuable addition to the library of any scientist studying wood-boring beetles. - Ann M. Ray, Biology, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio in The Quarterly Review of Biology, Volume 94, 2019 There are more than 36,000 described species in the family Cerambycidae in the world. With the significant increase of international trade in the recent decades, many cerambycid species have become major plant pests outside their natural distribution range, causing serious environmental problems at great cost. Cerambycid pests of field, vine, and tree crops and of forest and urban trees cost billions of dollars in production losses, damage to landscapes, and management expenditures worldwide. Cerambycidae of the World: Biology and Pest Management is the first comprehensive text dealing with all aspects of cerambycid beetles in a global context. It presents our current knowledge on the biology, classification, ecology, plant disease transmission, and biological, cultural, and chemical control tactics including biosecurity measures from across the world. Written by a team of global experts, this book provides an entrance to the scientific literature on Cerambycidae for scientists in research institutions, primary industries, and universities, and will serve as an essential reference for agricultural and quarantine professionals in governmental departments throughout the world.

Author : H. Frederik Nijhout
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1991-08-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780874749175

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The Development and Evolution of Butterfly Wing Patterns by H. Frederik Nijhout Pdf

Integrating the results of comparative morphology, experiments on pattern development, the genetics of color patterns, and theoretical modeling of pattern formation, Nijhout shows that the enormous diversity of natural patterns arises largely from quantitative variations in a small set of readily understandable generating rules.

Author : Caryl L. Elzinga,Daniel W. Salzer,John W. Willoughby,James P. Gibbs
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2001-02-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780632044429

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Monitoring Plant and Animal Populations by Caryl L. Elzinga,Daniel W. Salzer,John W. Willoughby,James P. Gibbs Pdf

Monitoring Plant and Animal Populations offers an overview of population monitoring issues that is accessible to the typical field biologist and land managers with a modest statistical background. The text includes concrete guidelines for ecologists to follow to design a statistically defensible monitoring program. User-friendly, practical guide, written in a highly readable format. The authors provide an interdisciplinary scope to address the current, widespread interest in monitoring in many environmental fields, including pure and applied ecology, conservation biology, and wildlife management. Emphasizes the role of monitoring in adaptive management. Defines important terminology and contrasts monitoring with other data-collection activities. Covers the applicable principles of sampling and shows how to design a monitoring project. Provides a step-by-step overview of the monitoring process, illustrated by flow charts and references. The authors also offer guidelines for analyzing and interpreting monitoring data. Illustrates the foundation of management objectives and describes their components, types, and development. Describes common field techniques for measuring important attributes of animal and plant populations. Reviews different methods for recording monitoring data in the field, managing the data, and communicating data to policy makers.

Author : Rough Guides
Publisher : Rough Guides UK
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780241217535

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The Rough Guide to the Italian Lakes by Rough Guides Pdf

Now available as an epub, the Rough Guide to The Italian Lakes is the most authoritative guide to this exquisitely beautiful region. Clear maps and detailed coverage of every attraction, from dramatic Lake Garda and dreamy Lake Como to scenic journeys and unforgettable hideaways on charming Lake Maggiore and lesser-known lakes such as Orta, Iseo and Lugano. Discover the majestic beauty of Verona, as well as the best shopping in Milan and the finest art in Bergamo and Mantua (Mantova). Itineraries suggest tailored trips, while knowledgeable accounts bring the area's Baroque gardens and Renaissance palaces to life. Rely on up-to-date recommendations of the best restaurants, bars, cafés, shops and hotels for every budget and to suit every taste. Follow epic walks and cycle ways, explore lakeside villas, visit medieval villages. Relax, draw breath and lose yourself in the spectacular Italian Lakes, with sharp, intelligent writing from experienced authors. Make the most of your time on EarthTM with The Rough Guide to The Italian Lakes.

Author : Hugh Dingle
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780199640386

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Migration by Hugh Dingle Pdf

Migration, broadly defined as directional movement to take advantage of spatially distributed resources, is a dramatic behaviour and an important component of many life histories that can contribute to the fundamental structuring of ecosystems. In recent years, our understanding of migration has advanced radically with respect to both new data and conceptual understanding. It is now almost twenty years since publication of the first edition, and an authoritative and up-to-date sequel that provides a taxonomically comprehensive overview of the latest research is therefore timely. The emphasis throughout this advanced textbook is on the definition and description of migratory behaviour, its ecological outcomes for individuals, populations, and communities, and how these outcomes lead to natural selection acting on the behaviour to cause its evolution. It takes a truly integrative approach, showing how comparisons across a diversity of organisms and biological disciplines can illuminate migratory life cycles, their evolution, and the relation of migration to other movements. Migration: The Biology of Life on the Move focuses on migration as a behavioural phenomenon with important ecological consequences for organisms as diverse as aphids, butterflies, birds and whales. It is suitable for senior undergraduate and graduate level students taking courses in behaviour, spatial ecology, 'movement ecology', and conservation. It will also be of interest and use to a broader audience of professional ecologists and behaviourists seeking an authoritative overview of this rapidly expanding field.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1949
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105013076703

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Western Aerospace by Anonim Pdf

Author : Eric Post
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780691185491

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Time in Ecology by Eric Post Pdf

Ecologists traditionally regard time as part of the background against which ecological interactions play out. In this book, Eric Post argues that time should be treated as a resource used by organisms for growth, maintenance, and offspring production. Post uses insights from phenology—the study of the timing of life-cycle events—to present a theoretical framework of time in ecology that casts long-standing observations in the field in an entirely new light. Combining conceptual models with field data, he demonstrates how phenological advances, delays, and stasis, documented in an array of taxa, can all be viewed as adaptive components of an organism’s strategic use of time. Post shows how the allocation of time by individual organisms to critical life history stages is not only a response to environmental cues but also an important driver of interactions at the population, species, and community levels. To demonstrate the applications of this exciting new conceptual framework, Time in Ecology uses meta-analyses of previous studies as well as Post’s original data on the phenological dynamics of plants, caribou, and muskoxen in Greenland.

Author : Stephen H. Bullock,Harold A. Mooney,Ernesto Medina
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1995-11-24
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0521435145

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Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests by Stephen H. Bullock,Harold A. Mooney,Ernesto Medina Pdf

Review of tropical dry forest biogeography, palaeontology, ecology and ecosystem functions.

Author : Robert K Vander Meer,Aragua Cedeno,Klaus Jaffe
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 765 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780429722189

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Applied Myrmecology by Robert K Vander Meer,Aragua Cedeno,Klaus Jaffe Pdf

Ants have always fascinated the nature observer. Reports from ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia indicate that ants interested humans long ago. Myrmecology as a science had its beginning in the last century with great naturalists like Andre, Darwin, Emery, Escherich, Fabre, Fields, Forel, Janet, Karawaiew, McCook, Mayr, Smith, Wasmann and Wheeler. They studied ants as an interesting biological phenomenon, with little thought of the possible beneficial or detrimental effects ants could have on human activities (see Wheeler 1910 as an example). When Europeans began colonizing the New World, serious ant problems occurred. The first reports of pest ants came from Spanish and Portuguese officials of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in Trinidad, The West Indies, Central America and South America. Leaf-cutting ants were blamed for making agricultural development almost impossible in many areas. These ants, Atta and Acromyrmex species, are undoubtedly the first ants identified as pests and may be considered to have initiated interest and research in applied myrmecology (Mariconi 1970).

Author : James Lowen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781472987372

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British Moths by James Lowen Pdf

A complete beginner's guide to British moths. Moths are sometimes overlooked compared to the day-flying butterflies, however, many moths are even more colourful, accessible and fascinating. Britain and Ireland are home to an incredible array of moths, with more than 2,500 species known, and increasing numbers of people have discovered the joy in watching, catching and photographing this diverse group. But, where should you start in being able to identify them? British Moths: A Gateway Guide is a wonderful introduction to 350 species of the most common and eye-catching adult moths that you may encounter in the UK. Rather than being grouped in taxonomic order, species are organised by season, and similar-looking moths are placed alongside one another for ease of identification. Concise species accounts include information on key features, making it easy to distinguish between confusion species, seasonality, and when and where to see them; each account is also placed alongside photos that have been carefully chosen to aid identification with clearly-marked top tips. From the author of Much Ado About Mothing, this is the perfect companion for anyone wanting to learn more about these beautiful and remarkable creatures - from hawk-moths to tigers and ermines to emeralds.

Author : Hong Bo Fan,Xiao Guo Liu,Sheng Zhou Chen
Publisher : Trans Tech Publications Ltd
Page : 1660 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783038265917

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Applied Power and Energy Technology II by Hong Bo Fan,Xiao Guo Liu,Sheng Zhou Chen Pdf

Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2014 2nd International Conference on Advances in Energy and Environmental Science (ICAEES 2014), June 21-22, 2014, Guangzhou, China. The 297 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Development and Utilization of Solar Energy, Chapter 2: Development and Utilization of Biomass Energy, Chapter 3: Development and Utilization of Wind Energy, Chapter 4: Nuclear Energy and Other Energy, Chapter 5: Energy Chemical Engineering and Fuel Cell, Chapter 6: New Energy Vehicles and Electric Vehicles, Chapter 7: Power System, Automation and Control, Chapter 8: High Voltage and Insulation Technology, Chapter 9: Power Electronics, Chapter 10: Smart Grid Technology and Intelligent Technology, Chapter 11: Power Systems Management, Chapter 12: Engineering Thermodynamics and Thermal Engineering, Chapter 13: Power Machinery and Engineering, Chapter 14: HVACR and Heat Pumps, Chapter 15: Equipment Design, Manufacturing and Automation, Chapter 16: Building Materials and Constructions, Green and Energy-Efficient Buildings, Applied Mechanics, Chapter 17: Development and Management of the Energy and Resources Industry, Chapter 18: Computer and Information Technologies Applications, Mathematical Modeling for Industry Development, Chapter 19: Engineering and Engineering Management Education