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Ecophysiology of Desert Birds (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996)
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Ecophysiology of Desert Birds (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996)
Series: Adaptations of Desert Organisms
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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."
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