Ecophysiology of Desert Arthropods and Reptiles

by John Leonard Cloudsley-Thompson

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642753396
• ISBN13: 9783642753398
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 203 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"