Ecophysiology of the Camelidae and Desert Ruminants by Richard T. Wilson.

I have spent less time in the arid zone in the last few years than I did during the 1960's, 1970's and early 1980's. This results from a progression through age and a career structure which gradually shifted the emphasis of my work from being essentially field-oriented to essentially...

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Main Author: Wilson, Richard T. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1989.
Edition:1st ed. 1989.
Series:Adaptations of Desert Organisms,
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505 0 |a 1 Introduction -- 2 Deserts and the Desert Environment -- 2.1 Climate -- 2.2 Desert Types and Locations -- 2.3 Life in Deserts -- 3 Temperature and Heat Relations -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Bradymetaboly in the Dromedary -- 3.3 Domesticated Small Ruminants -- 3.4 Wild Ruminants -- 3.5 Independence of Brain and Body Temperatures and Counter-current Cooling -- 3.6 Pelage Characteristics -- 4 Water Balance and Kidney Function -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Water Requirements -- 4.3 Water Turnover -- 4.4 Water Loss -- 5 Nutrition -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Structure and Function of the Digestive System of the Camelidae -- 5.3 Nutritional Physiology of Camelids -- 5.4 Domestic Small Ruminants -- 5.5 Wild Ruminants -- References. 
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