Biotic Interactions in Arid Lands

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

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 condition...

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Main Author: Cloudsley-Thompson, John L. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1996.
Edition:1st ed. 1996.
Series:Adaptations of Desert Organisms,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Ecology .
Zoology.
Plant science.
Botany.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Evolutionary Parallels
  • 1.2 Ecological Analogues
  • 2 Predatory Techniques
  • 2.1 Active Searching for and Stalking Prey
  • 2.2 Ambushing and Disguise
  • 2.3 Scavenging
  • 2.4 Synchronization of Activities
  • 3 Primary Anti-Predator Devices
  • 3.1 Anachoresis
  • 3.2 Burrows and Retreats
  • 3.3 Rhythmic Activity and Phenology
  • 3.4 Crypsis
  • 3.5 Protective Resemblance and Disguise
  • 3.6 Mimicry
  • 3.7 Integument, Scales and Armour
  • 3.8 Aposematic Coloration
  • 3.9 Communal Behaviour
  • 3.10 Vigilance
  • 4 Secondary Anti-Predator Devices
  • 4.1 Flight and Escape
  • 4.2 Thanatosis
  • 4.3 Deflection of Attack
  • 4.4 Autotomy
  • 4.5 Spines, Urticating Hairs and Gin Traps
  • 4.6 Venoms, Defensive Fluids and Toxins
  • 4.7 Warning Smells, Sounds and Deimatic Display
  • 4.8 Retaliation
  • 5 Parasitic and Allied Interactions
  • 5.1 The Parasites of Plants
  • 5.2 Ectoparasites
  • 5.3 Endoparasites and their Transmission
  • 5.4 Parasitoids
  • 5.5 Kleptoparasitism and Slavery
  • 5.6 Social Parasitism, Commensalism and Mutualism
  • 5.7 Evolutionary Trends in Parasitic Relationships
  • 6 Plants and Herbivorous Animals
  • 6.1 Vegetative Crypsis, Mimicry and Deception
  • 6.2 Chemical Deterrence
  • 6.3 Toughness and Spines
  • 6.4 Responses to Seed-Eating
  • 6.5 Thermal Protection
  • 6.6 Symbiotic Protective Relationships with Stinging Insects
  • 6.7 Phenology
  • 7 Community Processes
  • 7.1 Protection of Young and Social Behaviour
  • 7.2 Effects on Animal Populations of Parasites and Predators
  • 7.3 Sequestration of Plant Metabolites
  • 7.4 Pollination of Plants by Animals
  • 7.5 Seed Dispersal by Animals
  • 7.6 Cooperation Between Plants
  • 7.7 Competitive Interactions
  • 7.8 Food Webs
  • 8 Discussion and Conclusions
  • 8.1 Emerging Principles
  • 8.2 Desert Ecosystems
  • References.

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