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Rodents in Desert Environments (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1975)
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Rodents in Desert Environments (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1975)
Series: Monographiae Biologicae, 28
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The Evolution of Desert Adaptations. 190 A Comparison of Behavior
Patterns. . 196 A Comparison of Behavior Patterns in: Meriones,
Gerbillus and Perognathus . . . . . 210 Spacing and Communication
217 Acknowledgements 221 References . . . . . . . . 221 XI.
Activity Patterns ofa Desert Rodent by N. R. FRENCH 225
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Methods. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 226 The Microdosimeter and the Index of
Activity. 227 Variation in Activity. . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Climatological Variables and Animal Activity . 229 Analysis . 232
Discussion 237 Summary 238 References 239 XII. Patterns of Food,
Space and Diversity by M. L. ROSENZWEIG, BARBARA SMIGEL & A.
KRAFT. 241 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Resource
Allocation by Seed Selection 242 Habitat Selection in Space . . . .
. 251 The Pattern of Local Species Diversity 260 Acknowledgements
266 References . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 XIII. Desert Coloration
in Rodents by D. L. HARRISON. 269 Introduction . . . 269 Desert
Coloration . 269 Acknowledgements 275 References . . . . 275 XIV.
The Biology of so:me Desert-Dwelling Ground Squ- rels by A. C. HA
WBECKER . 277 Introduction . 277 Reproduction. . . . . . 279 Food
Habits . . . . . . 288 Population Characteristics 294 Habitat
Factors . 297 References . . . . . . . 302 IX xv. Reproductive
Biology of North ADlerican Desert Rodents by H. D. SMITH & C.
D. JORGENSEN. 305 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Reproductive Biology: Species Summaries. . . 308 References . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 328 XVI. Rodent Faunas and EnvironDlental
Changes in the Pleistocene of Israel by E. TCHERNOV . . . . . . .
331 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 The Main
Biogeographical Changes in the Near-East since the Miocene . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 The Composition of the Rodents
Faunas in the Pleistocene of Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . 336 The Main Ecological Changes in the Quarternary of
Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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