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Behavioural adaptations of desert animals
- Title
- Behavioural adaptations of desert animals / Giovanni Costa.
- Author
- Costa, Giovanni, 1942-
- Publication
- Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, ©1995.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | QL116 .C65 1995 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xi, 198 pages : illustrations, map; 24 cm
- Series Statement
- Adaptations of desert organisms
- Uniform Title
- Adaptations of desert organisms
- Alternative Title
- Behavioral adaptations of desert animals
- Subject
- Desert animals > Behavior
- Adaptation (Biology)
- Animal behavior
- Behavior, Animal
- Adaptation, Biological
- Animal behavior
- Desert animals > Behavior
- Wüstentiere
- Öko-Ethologie
- Anpassung
- Biologia animal
- Animaux des déserts > Moeurs et comportement
- Animaux des déserts > Adaptation
- Adaptation (biologie)
- Animaux > Adaptation
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-184) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. Biotope and Vegetation Features -- 2.1. Definition of Desert -- 2.2. Factors of Aridity -- 2.3. Classifications of Deserts -- 2.4. Biotope Features -- 2.5. Characteristics of Desert Vegetation -- 3. Desert Zoocoenosis -- 3.1. General Characteristics -- 3.2. Main Animal Groups -- 4. Thermohygric Regulation -- 4.1. Timing of Activity Rhythms -- 4.2. Modulation of Activity Rhythms -- 4.3. Exploitation of Substratum Resources -- 4.4. Exploitation of Body Resources -- 4.5. Exploitation of Social Resources -- 5. Self-Protective Mechanisms -- 5.1. Primary Self-Protection -- 5.2. Secondary Self-Protection -- 6. Patterns of Movement -- 6.1. Locomotor Patterns -- 6.2. Orientation Mechanisms -- 7. Exploitation of Food Resources -- 7.1. Herbivores -- 7.2. Carnivores -- 7.3. Detritivores -- 8. Reproductive Regulation -- 8.1. Timing of Reproduction -- 8.2. Partner Location -- 8.3. Courtship and Mating -- 8.4. Pair Stabilization; Sexual Groups -- 8.5. Parental Care and Developmental Regulation -- 9. Social Behaviour -- 9.1. Sociality in Desert Environments -- 9.2. Territorial Phenomena -- 9.3. Learning and Culture.
- ISBN
- 3540585788
- 9783540585787
- 0387585788
- 9780387585789
- LCCN
- 94041930
- OCLC
- ocm31606315
- 31606315
- SCSB-9631532
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library