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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book describes structural and functional adaptations of key organs such as skin, kidneys, bladder, lungs and ovaries. Behavioural responses to high temperatures mainly involve thermoregulation and the selection of optimal temperatures and humidity. Special emphasis is placed on physiological adaptations: water, electrolyte, nitrogen, and thermal balance and their endocrine control are treated in detail. Development and metamorphosis, larval competition for food resources, and reproductive strategies are only a few of the exciting topics in the chapter on ecological aspects.
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Biology, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Michael R. Warburg
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ecophysiology of Amphibians Inhabiting Xeric Environments
Authors: Michael R. Warburg
Series Title: Adaptations of Desert Organisms
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60357-0
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1997
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-59272-3Published: 25 March 1997
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-64369-9Published: 19 September 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-60357-0Published: 06 December 2012
Series ISSN: 1430-9432
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 182
Topics: Animal Physiology, Ecology, Animal Ecology