Invertebrates in Hot and Cold Arid Environments
Deserts represent particularly hostile environments for their inhabitants. Lauritz Somme, Professor of Entomology at the University of Oslo, describes how spiders, insects and other invertebrates have adapted to these harsh conditions, focusing in particular on life in polar regions compared to that in temperate deserts.
| Autor: | Somme, Lauritz |
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| ISBN: | 9783642795855 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 275 |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Springer Berlin |
| Veröffentlicht: | 14.12.2011 |
| Schlagworte: | Adaptations Anpassung Polar Deserts Polarwüsten Wirbellose Tiere Wüsten adaptation arthropods desert ecophysiology |