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Ecophysiology of Small Desert Mammals

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  • © 1997

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Authors:
  1. A. Allan Degen

    1. Desert Animal Adaptations and Husbandry Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel

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Part of the book series: Adaptations of Desert Organisms (DESERT ORGAN.)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
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  2. Introduction

    • A. Allan Degen
    Pages 1-6

  3. Deserts

    • A. Allan Degen
    Pages 7-14

  4. Body Size and Allometry

    • A. Allan Degen
    Pages 15-26

  5. Heat Transfer and Body Temperature

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    Pages 27-60

  6. Behavioural Adaptations

    • A. Allan Degen
    Pages 61-92

  7. Water Requirements and Water Balance

    • A. Allan Degen
    Pages 93-162

  8. Energy Requirements and Energy Flux

    • A. Allan Degen
    Pages 163-242

  9. Reproduction

    • A. Allan Degen
    Pages 243-262

  10. Erratum; Adaptations of Desert Organisms

    • A. Allan Degen
    Pages 263-263

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 263-296
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About this book

Since small mammals have a large surface to mass ratio, one would expect them to quickly dehydrate and perish at high environmental temperatures. Nonetheless, a large number of small mammal species inhabit deserts. This fascinating phenomenon is investigated by Prof. A. Allan Degen in his book.
The majority of small desert mammals are rodents, but shrews of several grams and small foxes of 1 kg are also present. Their survival is due mainly to behavioural adaptations and habitat selection, however, physiological adaptations also contribute to the success. Interestingly, many small mammals that live in different deserts of the world show similarities in their adaptive traits although they have different taxonomic affinities.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Desert Animal Adaptations and Husbandry Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel

    A. Allan Degen

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Ecophysiology of Small Desert Mammals

  • Authors: A. Allan Degen

  • Series Title: Adaptations of Desert Organisms

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60351-8

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-64366-8Published: 22 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-60351-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1430-9432

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 296

  • Topics: Ecology, Animal Physiology

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