Author: John L. Cloudsley-Thompson
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 364275337X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Ecophysiology of Desert Arthropods and Reptiles starts with a new classification of the world's deserts, based upon the type of precipitation and the effect on their faunas of arthropods and reptiles. This is followed by an account of microclimates and the avoidance of environmental extremes. Whereas thermoregulation is primarily behavioural, responses to water shortage are largely physiological. Seasonal activity and phenology are described, adaptations for burrowing, the avoidance of enemies, and defence, are also outlined. A comparative account of interspecific relationships, feeding specializations, and species diversity in the two taxa is described. The purpose of the book is to provide a new and up-to-date analysis that will stimulate further research along these lines.
Author: William Johnston Mautz
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Category : Body temperature
Languages : en
Pages : 318
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Category : Herpetology
Languages : en
Pages : 1320
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Author: Carl Gans
Publisher: London : Academic Press
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Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 578
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Author: G. W. Brown
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 148322371X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 654
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Desert Biology: Special Topics on the Physical and Biological Aspects on Arid Regions, Volume I covers the biology, geophysical characteristics, and ways of life in arid regions. This book is composed of 11 chapters, and begins with a brief description of a desert community, the Merkhiyat Jebels, with its diverse fauna and flora. The subsequent chapters look into the climate, geographical distribution, geologic and geomorphic aspects, and the evolution of desert community. These topics are followed by intensive discussions on desert plants, animals, and limnology. The last chapter describes the adaptive processes and human adaptation capacity to arid environments. This book will prove useful to upper division and graduate students in desert biology.
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Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 1194
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Author: Steven Rudolph Waldschmidt
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Category : Uta stansburiana
Languages : en
Pages : 346
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Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 1248
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Author: Xerox University Microfilms
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Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 984
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Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 984
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