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Avian Desert Predators

Author : William E. Cook
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 364260353X
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (426 download)

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Book Synopsis Avian Desert Predators by : William E. Cook

Download or read book Avian Desert Predators written by William E. Cook and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike mammals, birds are not particularly well suited to desert life. Among the few types of birds that have successfully adapted to the desert ecosystem are the predators. With individual chapters devoted to each of the different species, the book explores those attributes which make this group suited to desert life, and how they have developed their abilities to cope with the prevailing harsh conditions. This readily accessible volume collates a substantial amount of the latest research on this fascinating subject.

Nomadic Desert Birds

Author : W. Richard J. Dean
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 366208984X
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (62 download)

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Book Synopsis Nomadic Desert Birds by : W. Richard J. Dean

Download or read book Nomadic Desert Birds written by W. Richard J. Dean and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My interest in the behaviour and movements of birds of arid and semi-arid ecosystems began when my wife, Sue Milton, and I were Roy Siegfried, Director, at that time, of the Percy approached by Prof. FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, to set up a project to investigate granivory in the South African Karoo. Sue and I spent some time finding a suitable study site, setting up accommodations and an automatic weather station at Tierberg, in the southern Karoo near the village of Prince Albert, and planning projects. Among our first projects was a transect where we noted plant phe nology, measured seed densities on the soil surface, counted birds, observed ant activity, measured soil surface temperatures and col lected whatever climate data we could at 40 sites along a 200-km oval route. Along the way, we became interested in the marked presence and absence of birds at certain sites - abundant birds one day, and very few birds at the same site a month later. Subsequent counts along fixed transects through shrublands confirmed that a number of bird species were highly nomadic over short and long distances, locally and regionally, leading to speculation on how widespread these movements were in the arid ecosystems of the world.

Avian Architecture

Author : Peter Goodfellow
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 069114849X
Total Pages : 83 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book Avian Architecture written by Peter Goodfellow and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-05 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the nests that birds build around the world, including illustrations of each nest type's construction, descriptions of the materials and techniques used during the process, and case studies on specific birds' habitats.

Ecophysiology of Desert Birds

Author : Gordon L. Maclean
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642609813
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (426 download)

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Book Synopsis Ecophysiology of Desert Birds by : Gordon L. Maclean

Download or read book Ecophysiology of Desert Birds written by Gordon L. Maclean and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-12-11 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Preface to his volume on Ecophysiology of the Camelidae and Desert Ruminants in this series, Trevor Wilson mentions his hesitation at the invitation from John Cloudsley-Thompson to write the book, because he had been out of direct touch with desert biology for some years. My response to John's invitation to write Ecophysiology of Desert Birds was much the same, and for the same reasons. However, with his encouragement and, taking account of the fact that a colleague of mine who is much better suited to do the job had turned it down because of pressure of work, I accepted the challenge and have enjoyed it immensely. It has been my privilege to spend much time in the deserts of North and South America, southern Africa and Australia, some of it with my wife, Cherie, whose editing of the entire text has improved the work immeasurably. Indeed, I believe it would have been proper for her to accept coauthorship, but she graciously declined the offer! I owe her a debt of gratitude which I hope will be repaid in part by her seeing the text finally between covers. The chapters on water regulation (Chap. 5) and thermo regulation (Chap. 6) have benefited from the refereeing of my colleague, Dr. Barry Lovegrove, of the Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg.

Encyclopedia of Deserts

Author : Michael A. Mares
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806172290
Total Pages : 695 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Deserts written by Michael A. Mares and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2017-01-19 with total page 695 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encyclopedia of Deserts represents a milestone: it is the first comprehensive reference to the first comprehensive reference to deserts and semideserts of the world. Approximately seven hundred entries treat subjects ranging from desert survival to the way deserts are formed. Topics include biology (birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, invertebrates, plants, bacteria, physiology, evolution), geography, climatology, geology, hydrology, anthropology, and history. The thirty-seven contributors, including volume editor Michael A. Mares, have had extensive careers in deserts research, encompassing all of the world’s arid and semiarid regions. The Encyclopedia opens with a subject list by topic, an organizational guide that helps the reader grasp interrelationships and complexities in desert systems. Each entry concludes with cross-references to other entries in the volume, inviting the reader to embark on a personal expedition into fascinating, previously unknown terrain. In addition a list of important readings facilitates in-depth study of each topic. An exhaustive index permits quick access to places, topics, and taxonomic listings of all plants and animals discussed. More than one hundred photographs, drawings, and maps enhance our appreciation of the remarkable life, landforms, history, and challenges of the world’s arid land.

Nomadic Desert Birds

Author : W. Richard J. Dean
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9783540403937
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Nomadic Desert Birds written by W. Richard J. Dean and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2004 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are two basic strategies for coping with life in the desert. The first involves withstanding the extreme conditions using behavioural or physiological tactics. The second strategy is to be a migrant and to opportunistically or seasonally move to where the necessary resources are. Nomadism, i.e. the opportunistic and irregular movements from resource-poor to resource-rich patches, is a tactic that birds, with their mobility, can use, and it is explored by W.R.J. Dean in this volume. For many bird species, such movements between habitats or across landscapes to find patches of resources are essential for their continued existence. The relationship between climate, habitat and movements in the avifauna of arid and semi-arid regions and the advantages and disadvantages of a seasonally migratory or opportunistically nomadic lifestyle are elucidated.

Endangered Animals of the Desert

Author : William B. Rice
Publisher : Triangle Interactive, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 168444988X
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (844 download)

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Book Synopsis Endangered Animals of the Desert by : William B. Rice

Download or read book Endangered Animals of the Desert written by William B. Rice and published by Triangle Interactive, Inc. . This book was released on 2018-03-29 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Many desert animals around the world are in danger of becoming extinct. In this enlightening nonfiction title, readers will learn a few of the causes of extinction in the desert and what problems extinction causes for animals, wildlife, and humans alike. Through vibrant photos of beautiful animals and stunning facts in conjunction with informational text and useful charts and diagrams, readers will learn and understand concepts such as habit loss and learn ways that animal activists help to protect animals and their environments, as well as helpful tips to get involved in conserving biodiversity.

Predator Vs Prey: How Eagles and Other Birds Attack!

Author : Tim Harris
Publisher : Wayland
ISBN 13 : 9781526314574
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (145 download)

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Book Synopsis Predator Vs Prey: How Eagles and Other Birds Attack! by : Tim Harris

Download or read book Predator Vs Prey: How Eagles and Other Birds Attack! written by Tim Harris and published by Wayland. This book was released on 2021-04-08 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does your child love to find out what makes top bird predators experts at hunting? They will be staggered at the variety of techniques our feathered friends use to bring down their prey! Speedy peregrines swoop on their victims, hobbys have superior aerial manoeuvring skills, short-toed eagles team up in coordinated attacks and thrushes bash their prey against rocks. Different techniques and adaptations are examined in detail, showing how bird predators are perfectly suited to their habitat and to the prey they pursue. Each spread has dramatic photographs and looks in detail at one bird and focuses on its primary weapon, such as talons, hearing or ambush. The prey animal shows us how it attempts to evade certain death, whether through camouflage, a speedy retreat or safety in numbers. Stat panels give readers a quick overview of how predator and prey stack up against each other. Predators are awe-inspiring. Whether they are fast, strong, armed with claws or teeth, cunning, patient or venomous, they are all masters of the art of killing their prey. Young readers will love the Predator Vs Prey series with its amazing photographs and the details about super-senses or incredible adaptations. These books also highlight the variety of life on Earth and reinforces how animals are adapted to their habitats. Suitable for readers aged 7+ who are either fascinated by wildlife or are studying natural history or animal adaptations or classification. Titles in this series: How Eagles and Other Birds Attack How Lions and Other Mammals Attack How Sharks and Other Fish Attack How Snakes and Other Spiders Attack How Spiders and Other Invertebrates Attack

Survival Strategies of Annual Desert Plants

Author : Yitzchak Gutterman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642559743
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (425 download)

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Book Synopsis Survival Strategies of Annual Desert Plants by : Yitzchak Gutterman

Download or read book Survival Strategies of Annual Desert Plants written by Yitzchak Gutterman and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annual desert plant species of unrelated taxa in the Negev Desert of Israel have developed complementary sets of adaptations and survival strategies as ecological equivalents with physiological, morphological and anatomical resemblances, in the various stages of their life cycles. After 40 years of research in hot deserts Yitzchak Gutterman provides a comprehensive treatise of such adaptations and strategies. In doing so he covers the following topics: post-maturation primary seed dormancy, which prevents germination of maturing seeds before the summer; seed dispersal mechanisms with escape or protection strategies; cautious or opportunistic germination strategies; seedling drought tolerance. The day-length is an important factor in regulating flowering as well as the phenotypic plasticity of seed germination which is also affected by maternal factors.

Homeostasis in Desert Reptiles

Author : Sidney Donald Bradshaw
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642603556
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (426 download)

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Book Synopsis Homeostasis in Desert Reptiles by : Sidney Donald Bradshaw

Download or read book Homeostasis in Desert Reptiles written by Sidney Donald Bradshaw and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deserts, whether hot or cold, are considered to be one of the most difficult environments for living systems, lacking the essential free water which ac counts for approximately 60-70% of their body mass and more than 98% of their constituent atoms {Macfarlane 1978}. Amongst vertebrates, reptiles are usually thought of as the animals most adapted or suited to such environments because of their diurnal habit, based on a need for external heat, and their ability to survive far from obvious sources of water. This impression is rein forced when one examines the composition of vertebrate faunae characteristic of deserts and arid zones: reptiles predominate and they are often the only vertebrates to be found in hyper-arid areas, such as some parts of the Sahara {Monod 1973}. I recently had occasion to examine this assumption carefully, however, and was led inexorably to the conclusion that reptiles represent a particularly successful desert group, not because of their evolution of superior adaptations, but because of their possession of a basic suite of behavioural and physiologi cal characteristics that suit them uniquely to this very resource-limited environment {Bradshaw 1986a}. These fundamental reptilian characteristics are: 1. their low rates of metabolism, compared with birds and mammals, which result in extremely low rates of resource utilisation and lead to considerable economy in the handling of water 2.

Dispersal Biology of Desert Plants

Author : Karen van Rheede van Oudtshoorn
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3662035618
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (62 download)

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Book Synopsis Dispersal Biology of Desert Plants by : Karen van Rheede van Oudtshoorn

Download or read book Dispersal Biology of Desert Plants written by Karen van Rheede van Oudtshoorn and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dispersal processes have important effects on plant distribution and abundance. Although adaptations to long range dispersal (telechory) are by no means rare in desert plants, many desert plant species do not possess any features to promote dispersal (atelechory), while others have structures that hamper dispersal (antitelechory). The high frequency with which atelechorous and antitelechorous mechanisms are present in plants inhabiting arid areas indicates the importance of these adaptations. Among the benefits derived from these adaptations are the spreading of germination over time, the provision of suitable conditions for germination and subsequent seedling establishment, and the maintenance of a reservoir of available seeds (seed bank). This book describes the ways and means - anatomical, morphological and ecological - by which dispersal in desert plants has evolved to ensure the survival of these species in their harsh and unpredictable environment.

A Field Guide to Birds of the Desert Southwest

Author : Barbara L. Davis
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1461732603
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (617 download)

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Book Synopsis A Field Guide to Birds of the Desert Southwest by : Barbara L. Davis

Download or read book A Field Guide to Birds of the Desert Southwest written by Barbara L. Davis and published by Taylor Trade Publishing. This book was released on 1997-03-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This field guide takes you to the desert and grassland areas of Arizona, California, and New Mexico where the total number of bird species reaches a staggering 440. Included are 21 desert birding hot spots, in-depth descriptions and behavioral information, 8 bird charts, and much more.

Plants in the Deserts of the Middle East

Author : Kamal H. Batanouny
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9783540525721
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (257 download)

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Book Synopsis Plants in the Deserts of the Middle East by : Kamal H. Batanouny

Download or read book Plants in the Deserts of the Middle East written by Kamal H. Batanouny and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2000-12-15 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Usually authors write introductions for their books, although they know that not many readers will read it. Despite this, authors insist on writing an introduction and no publisher will publish a book without one. I would like to inform my dear readers that I have spent almost all of the first quarter of my life in a village in the Nile Delta, 65 km north of Cairo. The everyday scenery there was the beautiful green landscape dissected with canals full of running water. All of these were bordered with the huge sycamore, mulberry and acacia trees. The desert was something unknown to me at that time, except for the very basic information given in geography books, which explained that the desert is a place without water or cultiva tion. Some of my ideas about the desert came to me from the stories in the history of Islam and the desert lands where Islam originated. My real attraction to the desert developed in the last year of my under graduate studies. This was during the field courses in Ecology (Prof. A.M.

Desert Arthropods: Life History Variations

Author : Fred Punzo
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540660410
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (46 download)

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Book Synopsis Desert Arthropods: Life History Variations by : Fred Punzo

Download or read book Desert Arthropods: Life History Variations written by Fred Punzo and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1999-12-14 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is difficult for me to recollect a time when I was not fascinated with the very notion of a desert. Walt Disney's film, The Living Desert, which I initially saw when I was 8 years of age, provided me with my first glimpse of this wondrous yet seemingly ho stile environment. The images were hypnotic and captivating. I looked on in amazement at the promenade Cl deux of the male and female scorpions during courtship. Their rhythmic and coordinated movements as they grasped one another made them appear to glide in unis on over the surface of the sand, each individual totally absorbed with its partner. In the next minute the fern ale had suddenly and utterly transformed herself like some Jekyll and Hyde act, into an aggressive predator whose prior gregarious embrace was now a hold of death for the male. The indomitable desert grasshopper mouse, the ever sentient kit fox, the graceful shovel-nosed snake swimming in an endless sea of sand.

Ecophysiology of Desert Birds

Author : Gordon L. Maclean
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9783540592693
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (926 download)

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Book Synopsis Ecophysiology of Desert Birds by : Gordon L. Maclean

Download or read book Ecophysiology of Desert Birds written by Gordon L. Maclean and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1996 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The scientific study of birds in arid regions has been conducted more or less intensively for about 40 years. This is an appropriate time to draw together the threads of the diverse research on birds living in such an extreme environment. Topics include: Desert Avifaunas; Food and Energy; Water - Drinking; Water Regulation; Thermoregulation; Timing of Breeding; Ecology of Breeding.

Watching Desert Wildlife

Author : Jim Arnosky
Publisher : National Geographic Kids
ISBN 13 : 9780792267379
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (673 download)

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Download or read book Watching Desert Wildlife written by Jim Arnosky and published by National Geographic Kids. This book was released on 2002 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The noted naturalist-illustrator invites readers on his first trip to the American Southwest where he encounters Gila monsters, snakes, and lizards as well as more surprising desert dwellers such as deer and hummingbirds. Full-color illustrations.

Biotic Interactions in Arid Lands

Author : John L. Cloudsley-Thompson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642609775
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (426 download)

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Book Synopsis Biotic Interactions in Arid Lands by : John L. Cloudsley-Thompson

Download or read book Biotic Interactions in Arid Lands written by John L. Cloudsley-Thompson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The exigencies of life in the desert environment have resulted in the se lection of a diversity of adaptations, both morphological and physiologi cal, in the flora and fauna. At the same time, many plants and most small animals are able not merely to exist but even to thrive under desert conditions - mainly by avoiding thermal extremes and by the refine ment of pre-existing abilities to economise in water. In the same way, the biotic interactions of the flora and fauna of the desert do not involve many new principles. Nevertheless, conditions in arid regions frequently do invoke refinements of the complex interrelations between predators and their prey, parasites and their hosts, as well as between herbivores and the plants upon which they feed. In this book, I shall discuss not only such interactions and their feedback effects, but also community processes and population dynamics in the desert. The physical conditions of the desert that principally affect predators and their prey are its openness and the paucity of cover. This is re stricted to scattered plants, occasional rocks, holes, and crevices in the ground. Furthermore, nightfall does not confer relative invisibility, as it does in many other ecobiomes, because of the clarity of the atmosphere. The bright starlight of the desert renders nearby objects visible even to the human eye, while an incandescent moon bathes the empty landscape with a flood of silver light. Consequently, adaptive coloration is func tional at all hours of the day and night.