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Energetics of Desert Invertebrates

Energetics of Desert Invertebrates( )
Author: Heatwole, Harold
Series title:Adaptations of Desert Organisms Ser.
ISBN:978-3-540-52439-7
Publication Date:Jan 1995
Publisher:Springer
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $181.95
Book Description:

Desert invertebrates live in an environment where resources alternate unpredictably between brief periods of plenty and prolonged scarcity. This book describes the adaptive strategies of desert invertebrates in acquiring energy and sustaining life with such fluctuations. Some cooperate in foraging; others compete for resources. Some are nomadic and migrate to more favorable sites as conditions change. Others conserve energy by going into a deep dormancy until better conditions return....
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Book Details
Pages:266
Detailed Subjects: Nature / Animals / Wildlife
Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / Invertebrates
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.5 x 23.5 cm
Book Weight:0.602 Kilograms



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