Invertebrates in Hot and Cold Arid Environments

by Lauritz Somme

Deserts represent particularly hostile environments for their inhabitants. Lauritz Somme, Professor of Entomology at the University of Oslo, describes how spiders, insects and other invertebrates have adapted to these harsh conditions, focusing in particular on life in polar regions compared to that in temperate deserts.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642795854
• ISBN13: 9783642795855
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 275 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"