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Ecophysiology of Small Desert Mammals (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997)
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Ecophysiology of Small Desert Mammals (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997)
Series: Adaptations of Desert Organisms
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Since small mammals have a large surface to mass ratio, one would
expect them to quickly dehydrate and perish at high environmental
temperatures. Nonetheless, a large number of small mammal species
inhabit deserts. This fascinating phenomenon is investigated by
Prof. A. Allan Degen in his book.
The majority of small desert mammals are rodents, but shrews of
several grams and small foxes of 1 kg are also present. Their
survival is due mainly to behavioural adaptations and habitat
selection, however, physiological adaptations also contribute to
the success. Interestingly, many small mammals that live in
different deserts of the world show similarities in their adaptive
traits although they have different taxonomic affinities.
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