Spatial Ecology of Desert Rodent Communities - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Spatial Ecology of Desert Rodent Communities write by Georgy I. Shenbrot. This book was released on 2012-12-06. Spatial Ecology of Desert Rodent Communities available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Rodents are conspicuous and important components of the desert biome. Many general concepts in modern community and behavioral ecology use them as a main model. This volume compiles and generalizes data on the spatial structure of desert rodent communities, taking into account both global (biogeographic) and local (ecological) patterns. It is based on studies of rodents in different deserts of the Northern Hemisphere (Karakum, Kyzylkum, Bet-Pak-Dala, Gobi, Thar, Chihuahua, Negev, and North Caspian deserts) as well as on a thorough analysis of the literature.
Spatial Ecology of Desert Rodent Communities
Spatial Ecology of Desert Rodent Communities - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Spatial Ecology of Desert Rodent Communities write by Georgy I Shenbrot. This book was released on 1999-04-01. Spatial Ecology of Desert Rodent Communities available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Rodents in Desert Environments
Rodents in Desert Environments - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Rodents in Desert Environments write by I. Prakash. This book was released on 2012-12-06. Rodents in Desert Environments available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Makhteshim Country
The Makhteshim Country - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Makhteshim Country write by Boris R. Krasnov. This book was released on 2001. The Makhteshim Country available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Rodent Societies
Rodent Societies - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Rodent Societies write by Jerry O. Wolff. This book was released on 2008-09-15. Rodent Societies available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Rodent Societies synthesizes and integrates the current state of knowledge about the social behavior of rodents, providing ecological and evolutionary contexts for understanding their societies and highlighting emerging conservation and management strategies to preserve them. It begins with a summary of the evolution, phylogeny, and biogeography of social and nonsocial rodents, providing a historical basis for comparative analyses. Subsequent sections focus on group-living rodents and characterize their reproductive behaviors, life histories and population ecology, genetics, neuroendocrine mechanisms, behavioral development, cognitive processes, communication mechanisms, cooperative and uncooperative behaviors, antipredator strategies, comparative socioecology, diseases, and conservation. Using the highly diverse and well-studied Rodentia as model systems to integrate a variety of research approaches and evolutionary theory into a unifying framework, Rodent Societies will appeal to a wide range of disciplines, both as a compendium of current research and as a stimulus for future collaborative and interdisciplinary investigations.
