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Energetics of desert invertebrates

Title
Energetics of desert invertebrates / Harold Heatwole.
Author
Heatwole, Harold.
Publication
Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©1996.

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Description
xii, 266 pages : illustrations, map; 25 cm.
Series Statement
Adaptations of desert organisms
Uniform Title
Adaptations of desert organisms
Subject
  • Desert animals > Metabolism
  • Invertebrates > Metabolism
  • Desert animals > Behavior
  • Invertebrates > Behavior
  • Desert animals > Adaptation
  • Invertebrates > Adaptation
  • Arid regions climate
  • Adaptation (Biology)
  • Invertebrates
  • Desert Climate
  • Adaptation, Biological
  • desert climate
  • Arid regions climate
  • Desert animals > Adaptation
  • Desert animals > Behavior
  • Invertebrates > Adaptation
  • Invertebrates > Behavior
  • Autökologie
  • Bioenergetik
  • Energiehaushalt
  • Wirbellose
  • Wüste
  • Wüstentiere
  • Desert animals
  • Animaux des déserts > Métabolisme
  • Invertébrés > Métabolisme
  • Animaux des déserts > Moeurs et comportement
  • Invertébrés > Moeurs et comportement
  • Animaux des déserts > Adaptation
  • Invertébrés > Adaptation
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-259) and index.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Foraging: The Acquisition of Energy -- 3. Metabolism: The Expenditure of Energy -- 4. Budgeting of Energy -- 5. Storage: The Hoarding of Energy -- 6. Quiescence and Dormancy: Waiting Out Energy Shortages -- 7. Migration and Nomadism: Tracking Energy Sources -- 8. Community Dynamics: The Flow of Energy -- 9. Overview.
ISBN
  • 3540524398
  • 9783540524397
LCCN
95000462
OCLC
  • ocm32664902
  • 32664902
  • SCSB-2073820
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library