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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Terrestrial arthropods maintain their water balance through behavioural and physiological adaptations. Tardigrades and nematodes are remarkable in their ability to lose all their water, enter a state of anhydrobiosis and be revived when moisture becomes available again.
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Biology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Lauritz Sømme
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Invertebrates in Hot and Cold Arid Environments
Authors: Lauritz Sømme
Series Title: Adaptations of Desert Organisms
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79583-1
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1995
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-79585-5Published: 14 December 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-79583-1Published: 06 December 2012
Series ISSN: 1430-9432
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 275
Topics: Animal Physiology, Geoecology/Natural Processes, Nature Conservation, Ecology