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The ecophysiology of desert birds

Title
The ecophysiology of desert birds / Gordon Lindsay Maclean.
Author
Maclean, Gordon L.
Publication
Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©1996.

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Description
xi, 181 p. : ill.; 22 cm.
Series Statement
Adaptations of desert organisms
Uniform Title
Adaptations of desert organisms
Subject
  • Birds > Ecophysiology
  • Desert animals > Ecophysiology
  • Birds > Adaptation
  • Desert animals > Adaptation
  • Adaptation (Physiology)
  • Adaptation, Physiological
  • Birds > physiology
  • Birds > Adaptation
  • Birds > Ecophysiology
  • Desert animals > Adaptation
  • Desert animals > Ecophysiology
  • Autökologie
  • Vögel
  • Wüstentiere
  • Vogels
  • Woestijnen
  • Birds > Ecology
  • Desert animals > Ecology
  • Desert animals > Physiology
  • Oiseaux > Effets de la sécheresse
  • Animaux des déserts > Écophysiologie
  • Oiseaux > Adaptation > Régions arides
  • Animaux des déserts > Adaptation
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-167) and index.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Desert Avifaunas -- 3. Food and Energy -- 4. Water (1): Drinking -- 5. Water (2): Water Regulation -- 6. Thermoregulation -- 7. Breeding (1): Timing of Breeding -- 8. Breeding (2): Ecology of Breeding -- 9. Into Tomorrow... -- 10. References -- 11. Subject Index.
ISBN
  • 3540592695
  • 9783540592693
  • 3642646395
  • 9783642646393
  • 9783642609817 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
95034589
OCLC
  • ocm32856827
  • 32856827
  • SCSB-9656059
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library