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.
- ISBN10 3540585788
- ISBN13 9783540585787
- Publish Date 12 July 1995
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 12 November 2010
- Publish Country DE
- Publisher Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
- Imprint Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 209
- Language English