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Behavioural Adaptations of Desert Animals

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  1. Giovanni Costa

    1. Dipartimento di Biologia Animale, Università di Catania, Catania, Italy

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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-XI
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  2. Introduction

    • Giovanni Costa
    Pages 1-3

  3. Biotope and Vegetation Features

    • Giovanni Costa
    Pages 5-20

  4. Desert Zoocoenosis

    • Giovanni Costa
    Pages 21-47

  5. Thermohygric Regulation

    • Giovanni Costa
    Pages 49-66

  6. Self-Protective Mechanisms

    • Giovanni Costa
    Pages 67-80

  7. Patterns of Movement

    • Giovanni Costa
    Pages 81-99

  8. Exploitation of Food Resources

    • Giovanni Costa
    Pages 101-119

  9. Reproductive Regulation

    • Giovanni Costa
    Pages 121-140

  10. Social Behaviour

    • Giovanni Costa
    Pages 141-147

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 149-199
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About this book

After a brief survey of biotopic and vegetational features and an account of the main groups of desert animals, the most unusual patterns of the behaviour of the xerophilous fauna are examined. The importance of the thermohygric regulation and self-protective and locomotor mechanisms to the survival of arid-adapted animals is emphasized and various adaptations in the alimentary, reproductive and social spheres are analyzed.
The clear and fluent treatment will awaken the interest of the reading public, from the amateur naturalists to research scientists.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Dipartimento di Biologia Animale, Università di Catania, Catania, Italy

    Giovanni Costa

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Behavioural Adaptations of Desert Animals

  • Authors: Giovanni Costa

  • Series Title: Adaptations of Desert Organisms

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79356-1

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-79358-5Published: 19 January 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-79356-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1430-9432

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 198

  • Topics: Zoology, Geoecology/Natural Processes, Nature Conservation, Ecology

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